California Dreaming

©Suzie Candell /Shawn Jones

We were floating

on the waves of the ocean

watchin' the sun set painted red

barefoot running down the beach

chasin’ the endlessness

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I wanna go back

to when our love just felt so easy

two rebels on the run searching for more drinkin’ from each other’s cup
till we weren’t thirsty anymore

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I wanna go back, I wanna go back

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Baby I wanna get lost with you
Maybe you and I

can bring that feelin’ back again

take me back to the beginning
back to California Dreaming

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Let’s kick our shoes off

and start dancin’ like we used to

back when nothing weighed us down
just you and me bold and takin’ chances
what I’d give to feel that now

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I wanna go back, I wanna go back

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Baby I wanna get lost with you
Maybe you and I

can bring that feelin’ back again

take me back to the beginning
back to California Dreaming

Whiskey and Why

©Suzie Candell

No your memories don’t haunt me

As long as I’m staying dry
I ain’t thinking of your sweet love

as long as I hold on to this lie

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All my friends say Girl you look good

I just smile so they won’t see

What happens after midnight

When I break down and cry
Over Whiskey and Why

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I miss the way you used to hold me

And kiss my lips just like this glass

The taste of bittersweet and guilty

Gets me high and low so fast

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All my friends say Girl you look good 

I just smile so they won’t see

What happens after midnight

When I break down and cry
Over Whiskey and Why

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My steady ground is shakin’

In the lonely of the night
I ain’t losin’, I ain’t winnin’

But you’re with me for a while

Can’t Break Down

©Suzie Candell, Shawn Jones

Half past midnight
Driving though that pouring rain
I barely see the street lines, been a while Since somebody’s come my way

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I’m out of coffee

And my last cigarette’s been smoked

I’m tired of thinking, my gaslight’s blinking
And I still got some miles to go

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And I can’t break down
No I can’t break down
No I can’t break down right now

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My hands are shaking
Like a leaf on a tree
Leaving it all behind now
I’m holding on to the steering wheel

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I feel like turning around
Maybe it was all a big mistake
But the past is gone, gotta keep rollin’ on

And find my own way

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And I can’t break down

No I can’t break down

No I can’t break down right now

My Baby wants to Rock 'n' Roll

©Suzie Candell, Jeff Silbar

Boy don’t get me wrong
You’re good looking as the day is long

I’d be in your arms once upon a time

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But I got a good man and he
Is waiting up for me
Can’t you see I’m not that cheatin’ kind

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I better get on home

Where my Baby wants to rock n’ roll

Home - where I’m gonna get out of control
Get outta here while I still can
Get it on with my lovin’ man
Get on home

Where my baby wants to rock n’ roll

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A couple of shots of rye
I’m a little bit more than high
And I’m laughing a little too loud

about your jokes

If I know what’s good for me
I make like a tree and leave

Boy you’re blowing too much smoke

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I better get on home

Where my Baby wants to rock n’ roll

Home - where I’m gonna get out of control
Get outta here while I still can
Get it on with my lovin’ man
Get on home

Where my baby wants to rock n’ roll

Up And High

©Suzie Candell /Shawn Jones

I’ve been down this broken road

And I’ve been searchin’ high and low

A maze of choices and wrong turns

Bridges burned, lessons learned

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Life can turn on a dime

Now here you are right on time

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A silver lining in the sky
The healing power of your smile
It’s the simple things that you say and do

Every tear I had to cry
Washed the sadness from my eyes

Now I see it from a different point of view

Like a firefly in the night sky
Up and high

Caught up in someone else's arms

How could I resist your charm

We’ve been best friends for so long

You brought the meaning to my song

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Life can turn on a dime
Now here we are right on time

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A silver lining in the sky
The healing power of your smile
It’s the simple things that you say and do

Every tear I had to cry
Washed the sadness from my eyes

Now I see it from a different point of view

Like a firefly in the night sky
Up and high

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A love like this is hard to find

So Baby let’s put in all on the line

Me And This Gun

©Suzie Candell/Shawn Jones

I could stop drinking now

And feel good tomorrow

But it’s probably not the end of my sorrow

I will get through this - till it’s done

Me and this gun

It feels cold in my hand like his hands on me And I already know it’s a dead end street

They’ll try and track me down

But I’m gonna be long gone

Me and this Gun

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I can see his eyes - cold as ice

Starin’ back at me
I know what I’ve done - should feel so wrong 

But I feel so relieved

It’s over now - and I’m on the run
Me and this gun

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I believed him when he said

He would change

Broken promises could never erase the pain So I did what I did - it had to be done
Me and this gun

I can’t count the times

And bruises on my cheek
I hid them underneath

Make up and long sleeves

Promised myself he would pay 

Now the day has come

Me and this gun

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I can see his eyes - cold as ice

Starin’ back at me
I know what I’ve done - should feel so wrong But I feel so relieved

It’s over now - and I’m on the run

Me and this gun

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I hitched a ride at the break of dawn
I headed southbound for the border town With the wind in my face and the settin’ sun Me and this gun
For the rest of my days - I’ll be on the run

Me and this gun

The Party’s Right Here Tonight

©Suzie Candell, Shawn Jones, Beth Wimmer

Man, you better get your act together
Do you still care

about that ring on your finger?
I ain’t been bitchin’ and I ain’t been a drag When you go and paint the town

with all your friends

But what the hell keeps you out all night
After the clubs turned out the lights

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It’s five in the morning

I can hear you sneaking in

Tomorrow you’ll be claiming

You’ve been partyin’ and drinkin’

And now you’re all done in
The bed’s gettin’ colder

And I ain’t gettin’ any younger

Honey I ain’t waitin' any longer
Baby I need some sweet delight

And the party’s right here tonight

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The devil knows

what you’re up to after midnight

Aometimes I let my imagination run wild

Aome bleach blond beauty

in a bling bling dress

I know it ain’t hard for a man to say yes

You’d be a fool to think I don’t know

You’re coming home when the rooster crows

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It’s five in the morning

I can hear you sneaking in

Tomorrow you’ll be claiming

You’ve been partyin’ and drinkin’

And now you’re all done in
The bed’s gettin’ colder

And I ain’t gettin’ any younger

Honey I ain’t waitin' any longer
Baby I need some sweet delight

And the party’s right here tonight

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A bottle of wine will have us both feeling fine

A little „Barry White“ and soft candlelight Honey I need some sweet delight
And the party’s right here tonight

Credits:

Produced by: Suzie Candell

Co-Produced by: Roger Szedalik, Shawn Jones, Sam Bolle, Gerry Morgan

Recorded @ Little Big Beat Studios  FL) & FallSwamp Studio (Gamprin, FL)

Engineered by: Little Konzett

Asst. Recording Engineer: Roger Szedalik

Mixed and Mastered by:

Little Konzett @ Little Big Beat Mastering (A)

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Photography: Beth Wimmer

Design: Peider Jenny

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Lead Vocals Suzie Candell 

Backing Vocals Suzie Candell, Beth Wimmer (3,6,7) Aaron Till on „Restless“ 

Electric Guitar Roger Szedalik (1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10), Shawn Jones (1,2,5,6,7,10) Billy Watts (1,3,10), Thomas Marmier on „The Party’s Right Here Tonight“ Baritone Guitar Roger Szedalik

Acoustic Guitar Shawn Jones (1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10) Roger Szedalik (6,8,3) Brent Moyer on „The Party’s Right Here Tonight“

Mandolin & Violin Aaron Till

Organ, Piano & Rhodes Christoph Waibel, Gerry Morgan on „Restless“

Pedal Steel Thomas Marmier

Banjo Roger Szedalik 

Bass Sam Bolle

Drums and Percussion Gerry Morgan, Shawn Jones clapping the spoons on „The Party’s Right Here Tonight“

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Nowhere Bound

©©Suzie Candell /Shawn Jones/Beth Wimmer

My phone is ringin’
My mind is spinnin’
I’m on an endless merry go round

Like on a treadmill
I never stand still
With my feet on solid ground

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I got the travelin’ fever

and I’m headed outta town

Gonna go somewhere where I can’t be found

I’m feelin’ lighter than a feather
Free wheelin’ - a change in the weather

My heart’s beating to the rhythm of the road Floatin’ on the wind into the after-glow

Lettin’ it all go now
Nowhere bound - Nowhere bound

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The stars are shining
I’m realigning
With brighter and better days

Right where the road ends

That’s where I am

Finally slowing down my pace

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Far away from this crazy town
There is only me and that lonesome sound

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I’m feelin’ lighter than a feather
Free wheelin’ - a change in the weather

My heart’s beating to the rhythm of the road Floating on the wind into the morning-glow

Lettin’ it all go now
Nowhere bound - Nowhere bound

Flat Broke Blues

©Suzie Candell, Shawn Jones

Lord I’m sick and tired 

of paying all these dues

Cause if you ain’t got nothin

you got nothin left to lose

I barely make a livin’

it ain’t a blessing it’s a curse
No time for myself no time for lovin’

and it just seems to get worse

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If you’re honest but you ain’t born rich

then nothin’ comes for free

What’s the use of working

when there’s nothing left for me

Always a dead end street

no matter which road I choose

Lord when will I ever stop

singing this flat broke blues

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I used to have a boyfriend 

he was always by my side
I never seemed to please him

no matter how hard I tried

He spent up all my money

and left town with my car

But it ain’t got no gas, so I guess

he won’t get too far

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Now he’s got himself a rich girl

and he’s back on easy street

she’ll give him everything he wants

I know his loving is hard to beat

But she’ll end up just like I did 

Lord she hasn’t got a clue
He’s gonna leave that sister singin’

that old flat broke blues

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Hard work never did no harm

that’s what my daddy used to say

Better to save an honest dollar

than to throw it all away

Don’t let desire’s evil hand get a hold on you
Cause if you do you’ll end up singin’

the flat broke blues

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When I had nothing left to take

he had nothing left to give
He broke my heart and broke the bank

now I got no place to live

I got holes in my pockets 

and water in my shoes
And now the only song that I can sing

is that old flat broke blues

Restless

©Suzie Candell, Shawn Jones

When my ground is shaking
And my confidence is fading
When the weight of the world gets too heavy

You’re the rock to keep me steady

When the night comes down
And I’m in the darkest alley of town

When I’m lost out there all alone

You’re the bright light to shine my way home

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Oh a wounded heart is never easy to love

A tumbling soul can easily get out of control Baby you are the one to keep me at ease When everything else is restless

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Sometimes my demons take over

And the scars of my past break open

When I’m hard on myself feelin' so small

Your love breaks down these walls

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Cause a wounded heart is never easy to love a tumbling soul - can easily get out of control Baby you are the one to keep me at ease when everything else is restless

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Baby I wanna do everything right by you

A lifetime ain’t enough to proof all my love

That I know I’ve got to give

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I wish I could show you better
How much I truly love you forever

Without you I wouldn’t know, where I’d be You've shown me how to love a girl like me

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