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Us Against the World

from Gift To Be Alive by Jefferson Jay

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I have done some work in the non-profit community here in San Diego for awhile, trying to help cultivate art in the community. I started a non-profit called The San Diego Musicians Collective to try to help music here.

A friend, Joan Seifried encouraged me to write a song about an prospective opportunity at a theater downtown. "Us Against the World" is the song I wrote.

it is up to us to manifest the truths we wish to see. We all need to work together.

lyrics

Us Against the World
Verse: C G Am
Chorus: F G C

So they built this place in 1909
All things considered now, it’s lookin’ pretty fine
Within every oyster, you’ll always find a pearl
But until you find it, it’s us against the world

So we’re sittin’ here in a room of old friends
And newer ones sure to meet again
For every special boy, there’s a very special girl
But until we make ‘em meet it’s just us against the world

Whoa, us, us against the world
Yes, it’s us, us against the world
We’re gonna give this tiny town a shiny pearl
But for now, it’s us, it’s us against the world

The chance is here, that we all clearly see
What happens here is up to you and me, and you and you and she
And if we raise it right, like our very own baby boy or girl, girl, girl
It won’t be us, us against the world

It’ll never be us, us against the world
It won’t need to be us, us against the world
Like our very own place that we share in this world
It’ll never be us, us against the world

credits

from Gift To Be Alive, released March 27, 2012
Jefferson Jay – Guitar, Vocals
Paul Lopez – Drums, Congas, Bongos
Richard Romero – Bass, Backup Vocals
Junior “The Soul Man” Fos – Guiro
“Blowski” Michael Blow – Keyboards
Paul Ruiz – Trumpet
Jack Davidson – Lead Guitar

Special Guest
Joe Khoroosi – Violin

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Jefferson Jay San Diego, California

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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