Music and Lyrics
EXCLUSIVE: Listen to a few song clips from the forthcoming Josh Charles CD :
Love, Work and Money
FULL CD RELEASE COMING SOON!
NEW: LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS JAZZFEST 2009 at House of Blues for WWOZ Piano Nght
*Featuring Dave Matthews (Etta James) , Cassandra Faulconer, Brian Seeger, Shannon Powell, Renard Poche, Josh Paxton
Recorded live at The House Of Blues in New Orleans, LA for WWOZ 2009 Piano Night at Jazzfest
Listen to Josh Charles Live at Wolfgang’s Vault
JOSH CHARLES EP LYRICS
All songs by Josh Charles and Ric Steel Copyright 2009 BMI except “The Waiting Game” by Josh Charles “Healing TIme” by Josh Charles and “The Answer” by Josh Charles
LOVE, WORK AND MONEY
How many times have I told myself not to end up back in this situation
The money’s gone and there’s no work in sight
But I’m stayin’ right here I keep on fightin’ the fight
HOOK:
Love, Work and Money makes the world go round
What brings you up can also bring you down
It’s a never ending circle on this merry go round
Love , Work and Money makes the world go round…
VERSE 2:
When it comes time to pay the bills what am I gonna do?
When my woman wants a diamond ring and I got nothing I can do
The odds are stacked against me, That I can surely see
But you know what it still don’t make no difference to me
HOOK:
Bridge:
You gotta love makin’ work and work at makin’ love
Keep making money and with help from above
HOOK:
IT AIN’T EASY
VERSE 1:
Tryin’ to keep my heart beating from night until day
Wish I could be sleeping , sleeping my pain away
Find myself pacin’ all over town
Find myself facin’ living and dying without you around
HOOK:
It ain’t easy.. It ain’t easy , Yeah you know it ain’ t easy.. it’s hard for me
VERSE 2:
Thought I saw you out walkin’
Out walking in the rain
I thought I heard your voice callin’ It was callin out my name
Feel myself dyin’ one breath at a time
Feel myself cryin’ drowning one tear at a time
HOOK:
Bridge:
I want to know are you feeling the same feeling that I’m feelin
I really want to know are you dreaming the same dream I keep dreamin?
HOOK:
Out:
I’M ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU
Sometimes you have to believe when no one else believes
Sometimes you have to go on when there’s no where to go
And when the day is long and everything has gone wrong
Just remember that I’m always here for you.
Sometimes you carry on when all your hopes are gone
Sometimes you have to fight when you know you’re gonna lose
I know it’s hard to see but I can guarantee that I’m always here for you.
BRIDGE:
Now I know you feel so all alone
And the shadow is all that you see but no matter where
My spirit ‘s there right beside you faithfully
VERSE 3:
You may think you’ll never see the dawn
That there’s no way to carry on
And there’s no where, no way, no one who feels like you do
Just keep remembering every time you fear anything that
I’m always here , I’m always here , I’m always here for you.
Musicians:
Josh Charles: Lead Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Arranger, Producer
Steve Jabas: Acoustic , Slide , Electric Guitars, Arranger, Producer
Bernard Davis: Drums, Backing Vocals
John Roggie: Keyboards, Organ
Artie Reynolds: Bass
Kimberly Davis, Karen Bernod, Vivian Sessoms, Gloria Ryann, Renee Ternier : Backing vocals
Roger Byam: Alto Sax
Russ Johnson: Trumpet
Vincent Henry: Tenor and Bari Sax
John Fohl: Guitars
Herman Ernest III: Drums
Donald Ramsey: Bass
Mike Ciro: Guitar
Smiley Roberts: Steel Guitar
Jorge “Georgie” Vazquez: Congas
Produced by Josh Charles and Steve Jabas
Mixed by Gregg Rubin
Executive Producer: GG
Recorded at Piety Street in New Orleans, LA, Bennett Studios in Englewood, NJ and The Pod Audio NYC
