oh man.. you and Janine make such lovely music!!

A beautiful composition, singing, lyrics, music, playing...

beautiful music Janathan, amazingly done!!

luv the pedal steel work-very unconventional

What an amazing track. I am a big fan of Janines. You treat her song with a delicate touch Jonathan. Making sure Janines voice shines and given just the right amount of support from your incredible musicianship and production skills.

Love that crying guitar work!! Pretty tune...nice.

Janine wrote this lovely song some time ago (lyrics below). Recently she sent it to me to produce, which was a great gift to me. I believe many of you already know Janine's work. If not, please visit her here: @janinelevinson It will be a gift for you, too.

Janine: song, voice, electric piano (Janine Levinson 2017)
Jonathan: guitars, bass, drum programming, synth, organ, balalaika sample, mix.

LOVE IS WHERE YOU FIND IT

Love is where you find it 
But never where you're looking
You give up expectations 
And then you feel it sneaking up behind you 
Looking for you

Love is all around us
But never where we've sent it
It's certain to surprise us 
If we let down our defenses -It’s a mystery 
Who will it be?

The sky is blue because that's how we see it
The world is round because we all believe it
The ground is warm - we know because we feel it
But love is manifested when we're no longer looking to receive it

Love is a surrender to an unexpected vision
It’s not what you were thinking 
And sometimes it requires a decision 
Just to give in

The future can’t be known; we don't control it
We find the road the moment we don't own it
We get the love when we don't try to force it 
And it's so unexpected,
We may not recognize it when we see it

It marches to its own drum
Like the tide, it goes and comes
Strips us of our pride and then
Comes back flooding in again

Love is where you find it 
But never where you're looking
You give up expectations
And then you feel it sneaking up
Behind you
Looking for you -for LOVE

art: Janine Levinson

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Love Is Where You Find It (Janine Levinson)

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