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Nothing for Me, Please

by Dean Johnson

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souloldsoul This long awaited, shooting star of an album, has at last dropped into our cosmos and it is pure beauty! Every song demands presence; they conjure and set the soul aflame. The first time I listened to "Shouldn't Say Mine" I almost threw my coffee mug across the room it sounded so damned good! Dean's talent, artistry and vulnerability is much needed in this world and his record is a gift to humanity. Favorite track: Shouldn't Say Mine.
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dcman420 Amazing can’t stop listening
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johnor4 Been following since hearing faraway skies YEARS ago on youtube, just hoping for the day Dean Johnsongs would release an album. Amazing stuff, well worth the wait. Dean's vocal melodies blow my mind with each subsequent listen. Please come to the east coast! Favorite track: Acting School.
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1.
You wouldn’t know by lookin’ at me I am a cowboy, my friend I’m forever out riding upon the range of my mind Dreamin’ away all of my time Cattle calls and canyon walls, the jangle of spurs At the light of dawn, put the saddle on, start movin’ the herd The distant horizons are a glorious sight And there’s gettin’ lost in the Milky Way at night I got a lightnin’ lassoo and my trusty horse Blue I’ve got a six-shooter, too I have an ol’ Stetson hat and a shaggy mustache Yes, I’m at home on the range Tumbleweed and buffalo, the rivers run wild Sunset over rollin’ hills, ghost-rider sky A campfire song has me feelin’ just right Yeah, I’m gettin’ lost in the Milky Way tonight Down on the sidewalk life passes me by I’ve been too slow for these times But now you’ll be knowin’ if ya look in my eyes I’m a cowboy ’neath faraway skies Ooh ooh, yippee yi-yi I’m a cowboy ’neath faraway skies
2.
What’s better, what’s better? If I act like everything’s cool That I’m doin’ fine As though I’m happy for you Ya hardly ever cross my mind ’Cross my mind I’m doin’ fine Or let the tears fall down like rain My heart out on my sleeve Go around sayin’ your name Let everybody see It’s killin’ me, can’t you see? No, I’m goin’ to acting school And all you people I will fool You’ll believe that it’s genuine When ya see me smilin’ all the time Sunshine all the time Ya hardly cross my mind What’s better, what’s better? If I could get you to think That I understand Maybe buy you a drink Shake the hand of your new man Your new man, I understand Or waste all the summer light And never try anything new Get drunk and start a fight Probably say fuck you Nothin’ new, nothin’ new No, I’m goin’ to acting school And all you people I will fool Under the clear blue sky You’ll see no questions in my eyes Darlin’, you’ll never know In my heart the fire glows You will not find one sign That you are always on my mind My mind all the time You’re always on my mind
3.
Old TV 03:29
I hang your face on every passerby All that I see anymore are your honest eyes I can hear your voice, it fills my head I'm in a dream, babe, I'm in a dream, babe You're comin' home Maybe we could find some copper Bustin' up some old TV Maybe we could harmonize together On some crowded street You can sing so sweet We'll buy a portion of meat With the coins at our feet Do ya think I could change your mind, bend your iron will Singin' a clumsy song 'neath your window sill? If I wait for a quiet night, with a swollen moon Would you take me back, babe, or would you turn your back, babe? I already know And I don't want you to have to say it And I don't wanna hear it said You won't be comin' back to me I'll get it through my head The past is dead I made my bed Yeah, I'll get it through my head But maybe we could find some copper Smashin' up some old TV Maybe we could harmonize together On some lonely street We could sing the Everlys And buy a portion of meat With the coins at our feet Don't that sound so sweet? Don't that sound so sweet?
4.
She was my girl, but I shouldn't say mine And now that she's gone I play and rewind All of the ways I was naive and blind She was my girl, but I shouldn't say mine I held you too tight, my weakness it showed I was in your way trying to get close You're after the world, a rolling stone Alright, alright, I'll leave you alone Too much and not enough Close enough to tear each other up Ooh, it's a storm, a collision of the currents cold and warm And our little hurricane was born She was my girl, but I shouldn't say mine It was proven to me time after time All of the ways I was naive and blind She was my girl, but I shouldn't say mine
5.
True Love 03:09
If true love hopes ya happy, babe I guess my love is false For though it's all in vain I'm wishing you years of rain If true love has no conditions It forgives of everything I just can't let nothin' go I know, I know, I know Oh true love, you showed me sure enough That I'm not one to learn A jealous man, I burn If true love has no possessions It has an open hand I tried to hold you in my fist Ever since the first time that we kissed True love, true love Darling, you're so fair With your open arms You tried to guide me there Oh true love, distant as the stars above But from your light I turn I'm not one to learn True Love If true love hopes you happy, baby Then, yes, my love is false You were wise all along It ain't no mystery you're gone
6.
Possesion 03:31
I've got to lose this possession of mine I've got to learn some way I can leave it behind Feel it, sparrow, this cold and heavy thing Cursing your freedom, leaving you with tattered wings I lose control, my shadows unfold and they smother you A darkness rushing through It comes down to me, what I think of myself It isn't enough and I ain't been doin' nothin' that helps I am bound, wrapped up in my past And back here it's certain no love will ever last I lose control, my shadows unfold and they smother you A bird in the sky, a shiver inside, the fear consumed A darkness rushing through Yeah, I got to lose this possession of mine I got to learn some way I can leave it behind I'm sorry, sparrow, I could not put it down I stand here lookin' back at all the love I drowned
7.
Your Shadow 02:25
I let my memories come in They lock the door and start to spin Round and round, filled with the sound Of a voice that I know so well Darlin’, I can hear it ring Your laughter and the way that you sing Sweet melody, driftin’ over me It gets me to wondering when You might send a spark that lights up the dark I’m hoping, my dear, you’ll bring yourself near That I might hear the real thing again Yes, I let my memories come in And dance with your shadow again I miss it so much, the tender touch Of a girl that I knew so well A girl that I knew so well
8.
There’s a box of poems, and there’s a wooden match There’s a burst of yellow flame, and they quickly turn to ash There’s a diamond for your finger on the riverbed Down below the bridge where we stood, remember what you said? You said, “Darlin’ I’m in love with you There ain’t nothin’ that I wouldn’t do” But it turned out they were lies Annabelle goodbye I know where you’re sitting, baby, on the greener side Everything behind you black, smoke it fills the sky Now I feel a cold wind, I found out where I stand Now I know that all you said was written in the sand Oh but darlin’ I’m in love with you There ain’t nothin’ that I wouldn’t do But I know your eyes are dry Annabelle Goodbye This song it is my last confession, I’m a bird on a wire Oh can you hear me singin’? My heart’s on fire But I got to let it die Annabelle goodbye
9.
Everyone jumped in and let the vampire bite them Christ, ya drank us dry, but we made heaven We killed all the pain, forgotten all our fears, man I’m never gonna die, there’ll be no more tears Momma, we’re forever young We’re living in our kingdom come But now it’s been a thousand years or less And I’m feelin’ like I’m pretty well done Could someone pull the plug, please? Eternity, I guess it’s not for me Find me the ledge, nothing for me, nothing for me, I say I want an ending now Christ, I don’t know what to do I’m so tired of being with you This heaven’s just a dirty trick, old boy And I was dumb enough to fall for it Find me the ledge

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All Songs Written by Dean Johnson
Recorded Live at Mashed Potato Records June 4-7th, 2018
Engineered by Duff Thompson & Sam Doores
Produced by the Musicians & Engineers
Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic Mastering

Cover Illustration by Becca Fuhrman
Design by Vincent Bancheri & Dan MacDonald
Layout by Vincent Bancheri

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released May 5, 2023

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