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Thank You

by Jefferson Jay

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1.
I Missed 1966 03:24
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I Missed 1966 Did I get to the party too late? Seems I missed it by 45 years With destiny we had a date Then everybody got paid instead Why complain when you’re sipping on a pina colada? Why worry when you’re driving a Mercedes-Benz? Why notice when you’re neighbor’s house is on fire? What really matters in the end? I heard that there was acid in the punchbowl And free food in the park from 4 to 6 each day I heard that people realized giving help to one another Matters even if the strangers aren’t friends Why complain when you’re sipping on a pina colada? Why worry when you’re driving a Mercedes-Benz? Why notice when you’re neighbor’s house is on fire? What really matters in the end? Deliberate; relax Love is a gift, not a tax Count things that are great and sing each day Why complain when you’re sipping on a pina colada? Why worry when you’re driving a Mercedes-Benz? Why notice when you’re neighbor’s house is on fire? What really matters in the end? Why complain when you’re sipping on a pina colada? Why worry when you’re driving a Mercedes-Benz? Why notice when you’re neighbor’s house is on fire? What really matters in the end?
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People 02:46
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People People – We are free to be who we want to be People – I am free to be me People – We are free and everyone acts differently People – I’ll be me today Everyone’s different, no one is the same. We all have different faces and most have different names Yet everyone is equal and everyone is great We all have things to offer in brilliant different ways People – We are free to be who we want to be People – I am free to be me People – We are free and everyone acts differently People – I’ll be me today Age is just a number of years that we have lived What I think truly matters is what we have to give Smiles, personality, love and lots of lifts Rising up to happiness, sharing all our gifts People – We are free to be who we want to be People – I am free to be me People – We are free and everyone acts differently People – I’ll be me today
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If 04:00
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If The sun is shiny and bright and the day is new I’m so happy being in love with you Blurred lines are a part of life Like the lanes of a bowling alley If If only If If only we could provide A method for all the unfurling Unleash those lines And let ‘em fly Ryan Smith’s a friend of mine Mike’s Billiards & the Mobil X games now repel his time We’re growing slowly global It’s a love song But it’s kind of a little frenetic A direct reflection of our unraveled times Complex? Annex. Decision to the winding love decide There is no other girl Downtown’s vibrant your hat’s inviting and blue All I need to see is right in my view Ask Kaboo Inquire, they’re waiting to state Whether it is or isn’t entirely too late If If only If If only we could provide A method for all the unfurling Unleash those lines And let ‘em fly Ryan Smith’s a friend of mine Mike’s Billiards & the Mobil X games now repel his time We’re growing slowly global It’s a love song But it’s kind of a little frenetic A direct reflection of our unraveled times Complex? Annex. Decision to the winding love decide the winding love decide the winding love decide the winding love decide
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Invade Tonight 03:27
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Invade Tonight Red beans and rice And it sure looks nice When I found the salsa I had to hit it twice Had to make my name Both ways this life Angel is my babe Nigel is my knife I’m going to the store I’m gonna spend some more now I’m going to the store Tonight Tonight Gotta get paid both ways to make it right I’m gonna say your pain’s Not a sacred rite Every game’s well-played If you play it right I’m gonna stay well-paid Until the play tonight I’m going to the store I’m gonna buy far more Relating to me from the door Get a little chunky more Deep life Fine wife Well-played Invade tonight I’m gonna invade tonight I’m gonna invade tonight I’m gonna invade tonight I’m gonna invade tonight I’m gonna invade tonight I’m gonna invade tonight I’m gonna invade tonight I’m gonna invade tonight I’m gonna invade far more I’m running through the door I’m gonna invade far more now I’m running through the door I’m gonna invade tonight I’m gonna invade tonight That’s right I’m gonna invade tonight I’m gonna invade… Tonight
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Headstrong 03:08
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Headstrong That’s my girl and she’s headstrong She throws me down with a wave of her jaw I’m all smiles as she lays on the floor She’s always yelling for more That’s my girl and she’s headstrong Always wanting to go outside and explore She’s got an appetite its hard to ignore She’s always screaming to score The lighter your life The brighter your right So let it ignite once more The lighter your life The brighter your right It’s really been a lottery ward That’s my girl and she’s headstrong Making everybody know that they belong Treating life like her own magic wand She really takes me beyond The lighter your life The brighter your right So let it ignite once more The lighter your life The brighter your right It’s really been a lottery ward My little Angel makes me headstrong Teaching, as patiently she brings me along And all I got for her’s another new song A walk and maybe a Kong
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Encinitas 04:02
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Encinitas Dr. Wild in my bosom Monopolies rotting in my trunk One trip to the zoo will recolor you blue To an orange and black striped review Lexus rolls baking in the oven Someone with whom I’m hiking in Nepal Remembering the just in every one of us We’re playing Sunday at the Seaside Bazaar Encinitas Encinitas We were hoping that you’d come out here to meet us Encinitas Encinitas When living is a Love Fest, you go far Circus Vargas And the excrement of elephants The giant rhino races ‘cross the ring Retying spines gelatinous on my nerves and such Sciatica Grammatica Grrrrrrreat Encinitas Encinitas We’re so glad that you came out here to greet us Encinitas Encinitas When living is a Love Fest, you go far All are one And one are all We’re coming together We don’t need a crystal ball Encinitas Encinitas We’re so glad that you came out here to greet us Encinitas Encinitas When living is a Love Fest, you go far Dr. Wild’s child, she is married now Gonna lead the children to the bay Recline the ride may get a little crafty now All your favorite classics will be played Encinitas Encinitas Now’s the part where I once more repeat this Encinitas Encinitas Playing the Love Fest at the Bazaar
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Bleed Light 02:02
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Bleed Light I don’t like to get up so early in the morning I’m a little wet behind the ears but it’s alright I’m not here to bet or get in debt or argue ‘bout things But if you don’t let me speak it true that won’t bleed light Bleed light Sleep tight Bleed light And in the morning Now I can get up in the morning Though it may not be what I most like to do When it’s what you’re to do, there’s little warning You can end up beat and battered up and blue Feeling things is a way to make the world move Honoring your questions, chasing right Kaleidoscopes and panoramas Reading books will lend us schnooks some might Coveting’s a waste Regrets and longing too No sense eating paste When you’re needing glue Limiting the fling Kindness candles sight Commitment it will bring Shocking me, the white
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The Way I Walk 03:01
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The Way I Walk Such a senseless whisper Such a careless shiver Such a break mistake to judge the way I talk In the dead of winter Hurting like a splinter Don’t you care to go when the gloves are off Near the break of day Still got words to say Why the game you play? I gotta break it off. Why you got a problem with the way I walk? Why you got a problem with the way I walk? Such a thing to say Such a happy May What’s it gonna be for you today? Walking down the street Feeling this here beat Between you and me I know the time has come Why you gotta? Why you gotta? Why you gotta? Why you got a problem with the way I walk? Why you got a problem with the way I walk? Why you got a problem with the way I walk?
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Bigger Ponds 03:10
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Bigger Ponds Sometimes the spice of life You clearly feel what’s right Expand & make your move You’ve got a lot to prove Some fish need to swim in bigger ponds Some fish are meant to swim in bigger ponds Some are shrimp and some are supple swans Going off in search of bigger ponds You get your chance again You march and take your friends And at the end, we rise With mountains in our eyes Some fish need to swim in bigger ponds Some fish are meant to swim in bigger ponds Some are shrimp and some are supple swans Going off in search of bigger ponds The water can give you air The water can give you light And then you can show you care to write Some fish need to swim in bigger ponds Some fish are meant to swim in bigger ponds Some are shrimp and some are supple swans Going off in search of bigger ponds To swimming in bigger ponds To swimming in bigger ponds To swimming in bigger ponds To swimming in bigger ponds
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Simile Love Song 03:00
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Simile Love Song I love you like a hammer loves nails I love you like heads loves tails I love you like fleas love a dog I love you more than a turtle loves a log Love friendship, together til the end of time All this love and friendship I’m so very glad you’re mine I love you like a woodpecker loves a tree I love you like the fish loves the deep blue sea I love you like food loves being in my belly I love you like peanut butter loves jelly Love friendship, together til the end of time All this love and friendship I’m so very glad you’re mine Like children love banana splits Like trivia folks love matching wits Like SNL loves those funny skits Like Batman loves imprisoning twits I love you like cockroaches love filth I love you like pinball machines tilt I love you like pigs love rolling in the mud I love you like a picture frame loves a stud Love friendship, together til the end of time All this love and friendship I’m so very glad you’re mine
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Christmas Tree Don't Want to Be Cut Down 02:22
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Christmas Tree Don’t Want To Be Cut Down Christmas tree don’t want to be cut down Christmas tree don’t want to be cut down Christmas tree don’t want to be cut down Keep my branches off the icy ground Christmas tree don’t want to be cut down Christmas tree prefers it standing up Christmas tree prefers it standing up Christmas tree prefers it standing up Think of what a boo-boo I’ll get if you cut me Christmas tree prefers it standing up Christmas tree don’t want to be cut down (Oh No!) Christmas tree don’t want to be cut down (No way!) Christmas tree don’t want to be cut down Keep my branches off the icy ground Christmas tree don’t want to be cut down Christmas tree prefers it standing up ( I do!) Christmas tree prefers it standing up (It’s true!) Christmas tree prefers it standing up Think of what a boo-boo I’ll get if you cut me Christmas tree prefers it standing up
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Face 02:46
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Face There comes a time, (fine) When there’s a feeling in your mind I’m feeling fine, I need to see What the river holds for me Whispering undefined I hear you tickling with my mind They say gone, but not really hard to find I can see your face I can see your face Familiar your steps of grace They’re bringing a shining to this space The future is simply ours to taste Decide, step aside and then lay waste I can see your face I can see your face And I can open my mind and react too What’s left is always time and things to do Secure your boat and take these rockings through The buttered roll of life belongs to you You’re the one I dedicate this too The reason that I’m pushing letters through So here, the rest of times and what to do When love has left of rhyme and righted blue And I’m approaching life in love with you

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"Thank You," is the second release from Jefferson Jay’s 5-record set, "Spring." Though Jay wrote the other "Spring," records with his groundbreaking (12-at-once) “bulk songwriting” method, "Thank You," is a more traditional record with live favorites and songs that weave a tale of adventure and gratitude.

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released April 16, 2023

Jefferson Jay - guitar, vocals, bass
Michael James - guitar, vocals, bass
Bobby Cressey - Keys on 10 and 11
Orion Boucher - Bass on 2
Kip Forde - backup vocals on 1

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Jefferson Jay works to improve the world through art and love. A community-oriented original, Jay's "24 Hours of Free Music" and his two Operation 365 video projects - three videos and blog each day for a year! - are testaments to art, individuality, inclusion, and experience. ... more

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