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Vol. 1

by CJ Redan

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1.
Driftin' Man 02:27
It's catchin' on, it's comin' in again All this lovin' is a new zen It's a sweet pastime for a driftin' man Lovin' your way across this great land Try all day To to get through Ice cold feelings with a word or two From town to town, there's not enough Love goin' round, so listen up It's comin' in, it's catchin' on again All this lovin' gotta got us fumbling It's a sweet pastime for a driftin' man Lovin' your way across this great land I'm with you It's starting to get through There's nothing better than lovin' It's what we're here to do You go to work Wonderin' Will today be the day you let love in It's a love revolution, Can you show you care We're too divided and that ain't fair But it isn't too late, we're still here Now go and love someone somewhere
2.
I'm down on my luck, I lost the appeal I'm back in the jailhouse, Mama, what's the deal? It's hard time now, look what they got me in Come and bust me out, come and get your kin Mama, I'm going out of my mind Mama, I don't know how to pass the time Oh, look out Not a moment too soon Get em, Mama I don't need a shovel for digging a tunnel She's got two fists and it's double trouble This hoosegow gonna be a pile of rubble Mama knows how to rumble She got my brothers in the tumble Breaking out, it ain't no trouble Oh, Mama, come quick After they spring me, I'm gonna get drunk And then my Ma's gonna fix us lunch We'll be on our way after I kip There's a job in Ocala They say there's gold in that horse shit Ma says it's the big one this time But that's it for her and her life of crime But Ma, there's so many trains and so little time I'm ready to roll, I'm ready to rumble Who says life needs to be a struggle On the run, it ain't no trouble Mama taught us how to survive Toughened us up on the outside But none of that matters behind bars If a pony can't run, it's gonna have a broken heart
3.
Jesus watched a TV special on Shania Twain And now he wants everybody to know his name Just like everybody knows, Shania Twain's I said, Jesus, you're not at all like her And I've never heard you sing a word He says it doesn't matter, they're gonna know it all the same Yeah, he will be as known as Shania Twain Every song a hit single On crossover charts He's born in Mexico, it's a similar start He wants everyone to know his name Like everyone knows, Shania Twain's I said, enough of that, we gotta get to work He looked at me murderously, said, watch it, jerk And then we got in the car and pulled away What did the radio start to play? He said, I wanna go to McDonald's Before we harvest the trees It's like the Twilight Zone, I saw the documentary You know, Jesus, everybody already knows your name And fearing you is better than fame Doesn't matter, he says he wants to go to the U.S. of A Gonna go and find his big break I said, that's where Shania went in 91 And it took six more years before You're Still The One And then I saw it written all over his face He would need a Mutt to help him get to that place The road less traveled is what I hope he takes To find his own voice he doesn't need a hit parade Those songs are filled with coyotes and snakes But the cartel ain't gonna let you go anyway Yeah I'm going to the U.S. of A Gonna find my big break But it's a fine, fine line, reality and fantasy It's a fine, fine line, reality and fantasy It's a fine, fine line, I'll say a prayer for you and me Take it away, Jesus
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A little to the left, now straight up, That's the spot baby, can you heal it up, heal it up My back goes into building homes I got pain from brick and stone When I get it bad I need to loosen up I go to my lady for her magic touch And she heals it up, yeah, yeah, she heals it up Lie back baby, let nme do for you What I want cause everything falls on you When I'm working I feel her out on the hill A white dress catching on the daffodils I'm working my butt off cause she's my thrill If my lady deserves a house on the hill I'm gonna build it up, I'm gonna build it up Lie back baby, let me do for you What I want cause everything falls on you Sometimes I don't feel right at all Sometimes I miss my step and fall Sometimes she just fills my cup And I don't wanna speed it up That's my story about true love You gotta give it your all, you wanna build it up, build it up I'll fill your cup Lie back baby, let me do for you What I want cause everything falls on you
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The man at the door, ain't that tall He got a head like a wrecking ball Can barely get it through the door Barn size talking, 20-gallon or more It's been compared to a tickin' time bomb Careful around my friend, don't say anything wrong Careful around our friend Careful around my friend Now Henesy over here thinks two is better than one a sideways look gets you in on the fun Watch yourself in the middle ground Don't let her catch you, hangin' around Green eyes watches while she keeps Let me introduce to you Sugar Sweet Hello, Sugar Sweet At the midnight strike, cayopte Joe begins to howl And low-rate Jimmy starts to grunt and growl Last thirty years at the ends of the bar Constable McFanny there to keep them apart It's always gonna get a little wild When the J' see the girls, got a new boy to devour A new toy, a new boy to devour Constable McFanny Howard Drinks all night double whisky sours Yeah this is where he comes after the beat He`s the law So don`t be cheap This is where we mix and meet It's a little roadhouse On my friends street Yeah, the pool table got two sawed off feet From the wake yesterday, that's where they layed up Pete This is where we come to grieve It's a little roadhouse On my friend`s street
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Twice Bitten 02:24
It's in the middle of my back, I can't reach it, I can't scratch It's been four days, tell me is it turning black I swear to you, as soon as I can find her I'm gonna get even with that spider Get my silencer It's the second time, like I'm it's only food When I first saw her, she was hanging in the bathroom But now it's war, cause she's gone rogue Waiting for me in my bathroom Chomp, chomp, chomp, she's a predator Stomp, stomp, stomp, when I find her A-HA Ughhh Yeah Gotcha! Oh You better watch out That might be a wolf spider! I just keep getting more confused and dizzy I can't sleep, its driving me mad In the last attack, I think she slipped me some poison The room seems crooked and I think I'm feeling chosen Chomp, chomp, chomp, she's a predator Stomp, stomp, stomp, when I find her Chomp, chomp, chomp, she's a predator Stomp, stomp, stomp, find my silencer I'm not usually this way But that spider's gonna pay
7.
Finding new ways to entertain myself Since you've been gone Watching the time passing by There's no telling what I might try I've broken bones on every limb My face is scarred, I walk with a limp I can't stop hurting myself, I was never in sync Until you gave me a drink Of your love And I looked into your eyes, Ever since that day I haven't stumbled or fell And all my good ideas don't go straight to hell Finding new ways to entertain myself While you're gone Watching the time pass me by There's no telling what I might try My car is wrecked, my bike is bent, my board is cracked From before when I couldn't circumvent those accidents Every day before you, a crisis awaited of my own doing But sitting around, missing you Is safer than my good ideas and subsequent pursuits I haven't stumbled or fell, and all my good ideas don't go straight to hell I haven't stumbled or fell, and all my good ideas don't go straight to hell I haven't stumbled or fell, and all my good ideas don't go straight to hell I haven't stumbled or fell, and all my good ideas don't go straight to hell
8.
Odyssey 07:07
The images are coming in much better Like closing my eyes in sunny weather Save Looking for a trace of the beginning in a place Fourteen billion years later It seems like yesterday We were rubbing sticks together Now we're peering out Looking for the maker Of all this time We hung around and still we seek redemption Like a grain of sand on a beach wanting hydration And what if the drone is first? And heaven is a place, a place In the universe Are we getting restless in our cradle? Just wanna see his face coming in on the internet cable From a long way out will it be our devotion? When we find the place of creation Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang, fourteen billion years later Big Bang, fourteen billion years later Well, I don't know much about it I'd say that's fair But it pulls me down when I look out there Shake out the demons of this motor coil Tinfoil hats and earthy spoils Prepare, prepare, prepare kneel before your king
9.
If I could be a boy again When life was just pretend I wouldn't want it to end Rushing to be a man Unbroken If I could be a teen again Be a teen again I'm sick of being a man Part of a sacred club Ready to change the world Outspoken How can I be a better man? I want to be a better man Than I am Won't take a lending hand I don't know why or understand Just move along, keep going Rake this broken flesh and bone Breath new life in me Show me I'm not alone I want to hear your voice of wisdom Take me home Take me home Come to my soul Make me awakened To your truth I want to hear your voice of wisdom Let me know it's you
10.
Real World 02:56
I don't know what I was thinking I was out of my mind And I don't mean on booze or drugs It's just a general state of mine It's a sign of the times Everyone is confused Trying to identify And I for one don't know where I've been Or where I'm going in this life I don't feel like I belong in this place, to this race Tell me where have all the real people gone? You won't find them here They're somewhere out there In the real world I haven't been myself for so very long So much time looking at this damn phone Man I really know what's going on I don't play any gigs or jam anymore I watch it all from my home I still smoke cigs and read the newspaper It leaves me out on my own
11.
It isn't easy to impress you anymore You've done some growing, I just can't ignore I can see how you look at me, the canvas is getting old The colors might be fading but why does it feel Like you're wearing a blindfold? Come back and see me when you found my replacement Don't apologize or confound, I don't need a statement The sun's gonna rise for both of us Sometimes there's nothing to discuss So go on, go on It's your adventure There's a new world waiting out there I gave you my best and I will always care You're gonna do fine, but if it gets too cold You'll always find home, even wearing a blindfold And if you need me, come around In your retracement Bring your truth, bring your lies What is love? There's no exam in The sun's gonna rise for both of us Sometimes there's nothing to discuss So go on, go on It's your adventure
12.
The cigar smoke rings floating above my head It's been raining for days, from the bar to my bed The blackbirds play and sing under the varanda The music is passion from the Cubano banda Another patron witha cigar Says it Sunny in Havana And there's a flight at midnight On an airstrip on the savanah Lets go to Havana A traves de la tormenta Everything's got to be done Arriesganda vidas to feel the sun on her skin I want to see her dress under the sol And the moonlight on her shoulders, strolling along the shore Por favor, this rain at our heels Let's take off of this jungle and see what the sky reveals Going to Havana Going to Havana
13.
Fire Dance 02:59
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The future bass,, The delta dregs, will wash away We're here to play But the PTA calls it doomsday The future bass Modified gut string and a washtub Clean love, gotta make it through for a soul rub The future bass Battle under the August moon In the morning dew, bodies everywhere like a human stew The future bass, your soul will vibrate See it on your face, there's no escape The future bass Bring a tear to your eyes Black shades, and head back to the sky The future bass The future bass To the body and face There's no escape The future bass Your soul will vibrate See it on your face, there's no escape The future bass The future bass The future bass The future bass The delta dregswill wash away, there's no escape, This is the sound Of doomsday
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When I first got into it, it was for the music And that feeling that I get when I get the sound I'm feeling good like a runaway gangster In this world of gadgets and variables It's gonna cost a fortune to be incomparable If you don't want to lose what you've found You gotta get what you need when you're a gangster of sound Some know the talk, but do they know what it means Others zero in on the frequencies Some wouldn't know a good mix, if it hit em` in the face Sound class in pre-school should be a mandate First I check the weather, then my frequencies I'm like an Eygiptiasn Pharoah using sound energy Working in aa field all day Working under the hot sun Just like today, putting on a rock show on You gotta get that bass so deep and low, They're gonna feel it in their knees Are you done eating?, give me those chopsticks The amp is under a lock and key If I can reach the volume, and get what I need To get this joint ripping , I need maximum velocity Gangster of sound I'm coming for your Crown
18.
Rival 03:19
You look taken in another place Do you think it's love, do you think it's fate? Did he charm you on your date Did he take your breath away With skin so pale, he walks out from the mist Making you feel you want a kiss Like you can't resist Run away, run away, run away, never come back again Run away, run away, run away, you don't understand He'll put you in a maze and release the hounds His heart of darkness knows no bounds Everything he says isn't true And he only wants one thing from you When he says that he loves you There's only one thing for you to do Don't trust love Don't trust love Don't trust love Don't take the bait Don't trust love Don't trust love Don't trust love Your misery can wait
19.
Suddenly 02:57
Baby, I can't stop myself from thinking of you I've got to be near, like right beside Where your light washes through There's so many songs out there To comfort the sad Too many lonely people Wanting another one But I'm gonna sing this instead Suddenly, the air felt like a summer breeze Suddenly, She was there standing next to me Suddenly, time was divided My life seemed like it just started When I first laid eyes on her My destiny was decided I couldn't sleep, stop, or rest until she said yes to me I've never felt anything like this Love is a mystery I never want to hear a sad song Cause I've been so very sad I want the world to hear me loud and clear I thought I was good as dead When suddenly, the air felt like a summer breeze Suddenly, she was standing right next to me Suddenly Time was divided My life seemed like it just started When I first laid eyes on her My destiny was decided
20.
Do you remember the first time I walked you home The sun was coming up, we were dancing down the road The light was all around us, you had diamond eyes And then you asked me to come inside. Tell me ne thingt, when you knew, I was watching you I've got on my dancing shoes, I could dance any way for you I run all night, to hold you tight Nothing can keep me away I'll rub your feet, and warm your seat Anything for you babe Come on, tell me, tell me Come on, tell me, I said tell me Tell me lover, that you feel the same And that your interest is to be with me again I've been over the moon for you I can't focus on anything I keep trying to get back in Come on baby, give me a sign I haven't had your sugar since the first time Come on, you're my queen Together we're divine At least for a night, one more time Do you remember, when I walked you home The sun was coming up, we were dancing down the road The light was all around you, you had diamond eyes Come on baby, one more time Let me in For more wine
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Boom Boom 03:44
Boom, boom, Janie Walked in into the bar Took a seat, spread out her arms Waiting on the men to notice She was alone, she wasn't my missus So someone asked her where I was She said, I don't know and I don't care what he does That was it, that was all They came to her like a cattle call You're free, go boom, boom, Janie Yeah, you're free, so go boom, boom, Janie Every night ican be new company Cause you're free, so go boom, boom, Janie It didn't take long for broken hearts All the teary eyes of those young upstarts And some too old to play that part But not too old To become her art And then one day I walked through that bar door Later that night I had her on the floor I said, when do you think you'll be done She said, I don't know but you're still my favorite one
22.
The days get dark And they stay so long You know I got trouble And I need some sun Try not to turn on my TV Cause when you come around It makes it easy Thumbing through This big old book I got magazines But they ain't got no hook Don't know where to turn I've seen it all before There's my time with you baby It opens my door And you can come knocking And you can come knocking And you can come knocking Cause you know I'm here You know I don't mean to love you baby But can you give me a sign I'm open twenty four seven And I can wait all night Cause everything else babe Ain't nothing to me Because whenever you want baby You don't need a key And you can come knocking And you can come knocking You can come knocking Knock me up baby Cause you know I'm here
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When the dust falls to the floor You won't see my face no more I'm dustin' off my travelin' hat I'm goin', baby, and I won't be lookin' back When the sun sets on the hill You`ll have one less glass to fill I'm movin' on, yeah, I'm movin' on Without you on It's just one foot in front of the other Ba, baby, till I fall into the butter Don`t let the smoke get in your eyes From all your wicked, burnin' lies I'm movin' on, yeah, I'm movin' on Without you on

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Tracks released in 2023/24 with all original artwork and lyrics (hover curser next to song times)

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released February 7, 2024

Produced by Carl Petzelt

Gord Cumming - Slide guitar on 1,4, 19
Dano Murray - Guitars on 1, 2, 2, 23, 24
Barry Murray - Bass on 14
Scooby - Drums on 14
Andrew Todd - Vocals on 14
Michelle Smith - Backing vocals on 2, 4, 5
Brian Christopher - Drums on 5, 10, 11, 22, 23
Jono Gooch - Drums on 24
Milen Petzelt-Sorace - Violin on 4
Carl Petzelt - Everything else

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Carl Petzelt
6,7,8.9.10,12.13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21

Carl Petzelt, Dano Murray, Gord Cumming -
1

Carl Petzelt, Dano Murray, Michelle4 Smith
2

Carl Petzelt, Michelle Smith, Gord Cumming -
4

Carl Petzelt, Michell Smith, Brian Christopher -
5

Carl Petzelt and Brian Christopher:-
10, 11

Carl Petzelt, Andrew Todd -
14

Carl Petzelt, Gord Cumming -
19

Carl Petzelt, Dano Murray , Brian Christopher -
22

Carl Petzelt, Dano Murray, Jono Gooch -
24

All songs mixed and mastered at Good Jar Records by Carl Petzelt

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CJ Redan Toronto, Ontario

Multifaceted Canadian recording artist CJ Redan presents a diverse mix of original music, including Psychedelic Rock Blues, Country Rock, Folk, Shoegaze, and World Music. With a versatile style and a rich array of influences, CJ Redan's music appeals to a wide range of audiences, offering a unique and immersive sonic experience.

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