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Credits:
Written By: Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, and Dylan Nowik
Produced By: Leon Michels and Claire Cottrill
Claire Cottrill: Vocals, Flute
Leon Michels: Wurlitzer, Piano, CS-80, Flute, Organ, Bongos, Clarinet, Percussion
Homer Steinweiss: Drums
Nick Movshon: Bass
Dylan Nowik: Acoustic Guitar

Lyrics:
Da dum, da dum, da dum, da dum

When the moon begins to hide
It’s not over
In the window turning light
Does not 
Mean goodbye

And too,
When candles burn out and the
Record has faded down I know
You’ve got people to turn to

And too,
When candles burn out and the
Record has faded down I know
You’ve got people to turn to

What is it? That’s keeping one foot out
And the other crawling in bed
And what is it? That’s keeping you alone
And leaving after we slow dance

And we fall back in routine
It can’t be over
And I remember everything
You used to know her

I could
Trace it all the way back, I could
Trace it all the way back

And too,
When candles burn out and the
Record has faded down I know
You’ve got people to turn to

What is it? That’s keeping one foot out
And the other crawling in bed
And what is it? That’s keeping you alone
And leaving after we slow dance

And too,
When candles burn out and the
Record has faded down I know
You’ve got people to turn to 

And too,
When candles burn out and the
Record has faded down I know
You’ve got people to turn to

Slow Dance

A Sandie O’Reilly poem anchors this tribute to country music.

When Planets Align

golden coast heatwave


a golden coast heatwave
sky furnace is on blast
a golden coast heatwave
sky furnace is on blast

driving down from Mendocino
hugged the coast, kicked some dust.

when we got to Santa Cruz
we thought we finally had it made
when we got to Santa Cruz
we thought we finally had it made

old man sat on the side of the road
said, slow down, it’s one ten in the shade.

we can’t slow down we hurry
we have a tail on us we fear
we can’t slow down we hurry
we have a tail on us we fear

pray tell us where we get
a fifth of rye, a case of ice-cold beer.

old man sauntered to our side
been waiting for you guys a while
the old man sauntered to our side
been waiting for you guys a while

get out and put your hands where I see them
our cells are cold, he told us with a smile.

judge said, son, you get 30 for this one
thanks judge, I said, we will behave
judge said, son, you get 30 for this one
thanks judge, I said, we will behave

we’ll take a roof, free meal and a bed
any day in a golden coast heatwave.



Jackson Lucas ©2025
jjacksonlucas@yahoo.com

golden coast heatwave

Master Rain


Master Rain, do you know what remains?
Shall we go down fighting those flames,
Or just run and drop our guns in the drain,
Master Rain?

Master Rain, I fear this bumpy dark road
With signs I can’t tell will lead us to hell,
But I am too high to ever complain,
Master Rain!

Master Rain, let’s revisit tomorrow,
Too much junk brings more sorrow,
Let’s plan something less trouble again,
Master Rain!

We hold in a cluster and push back with bluster
But our energy sinks as we get to the brink
And realize we are both dazed and mildly insane.
We are just two cowboys peddling cocaine.

Master Rain, we’ll get another terrain,
Mind our own corner, get it in order,
Kill the roaches and ride high again,
Master Rain!

Master Rain, our loss is their gain;
There’s an old rusty biplane and it’s
Waiting to get a clear lane,
Master Rain!

Master Rain, let’s climb on board,
Nothing left to explain, we’re soaked
And cold in a dark, invisible plain,
Master Rain!

We’ll find more buys than we realize, we
Just need to keep rolling all the way up to Maine.

We hold in a cluster and push back with bluster
But our energy sinks as we get to the brink
And realize we are both dazed and mildly insane.
We are just two cowboys peddling cocaine.


J Jackson Lucas ©️2025
jjacksonlucas@yahoo.com


Master Rain Blu

love is a knife

love is a knife
you push it slow
then pull it hard
away you go

love is a knife
on a black horse
a dead rider 
in Sierra Morena

love is a knife
love is pain
it goes deep down
leaves no stain

black horse
dead rider
thieves are
singing your song

love is a knife
hurts like hell


Jackson Lucas ©2025
jjacksonlucas@yahoo.com

Love Is a Knife/Electric

Dark Horse Theme

sometime you can't help but feel your life is just another circle you are thrown in


another circle

sharp staccato bursts
of swirling words
crisscrossing conversations
without end

appearing disappearing
rising falling like
comets in tobacco skies
a noisy circle closes in

i am weary
i am weary
going round 

heart is silence
glows in liquid light
despondent tossed
in fitful sleep

in dreams i fly away
takes days sometime
walking back awake
to find a mind inside

i am weary
i am weary 
still



Jackson Lucas ©2025
jjacksonlucas@yahoo.com

Another Circle

Hey Sweet Girl, I Love You

I know you will break my heart
And your friends will keep us apart
’Cos I’m not your very best choice,
My dad doesn’t drive a Rolls Royce.

But tonight nothing matters at all,
We are alone, no one will call.

And all I want to say to you is
Hey sweet girl, I love you.
I’ll say it again:
Hey, sweet girl, I love you.

I know that they’ll turn you away;
Will tell you it won’t last a day;
But here in the soft, quiet night
It’s just you and me and the angel of light.

Tonight nothing matters at all,
We are alone, no one will call.

And all I want to say to you is
Hey, sweet girl, I love you.

The world may say what they will
But right here it’s perfectly still;
And ‘long as you’re here with me
It’s the only place I want to be.

With you the world fades away;
You are my girl here to stay,
And all I want to say to you is
Hey sweet girl, I love you.


Jackson Lucas ©2025
jjacksonlucas@yahoo.com

Hey Sweet Girl, I Love You

sometime you have to tell people they should not mess with you


My Monkey Is Not Your Monkey

you’re coming on strong
looking for something
a place to belong
or play with the monkey

my monkey is not your monkey
I’ll make it clear, get outta here
my monkey is not your monkey

there’s no grand design
bridge under repair
you will now find
you can’t go there

my monkey is not your monkey
I’ll make it clear, get outta here
my monkey is not your monkey

still pond with birdsong
9 lives and counting

my monkey is not your monkey
I’ll make it clear, get outta here
my monkey is not your monkey


Jackson Lucas ©2025
jjacksonlucas@yahoo.com

My Monkey Is Not Your Monkey

inhale the light


my mind made up
no guardian cloud
iron lung inhale
inhale again
rain colors wipe the dust
inhale the light

hole in my shoe
leaking water
trapped in space
down frosty waves
cloud guardian at the gate
inhale the light

every day do what we do
every day today we do

pick me up, damn shame
nobody takes the blame

my mind made up
no guardian cloud
iron lung inhale
inhale again
rain colors wipe the dust
inhale the light

bright sky behind
rain evil dies
a troubled mind
inhale again
stars will be aligned
inhale the light

pick me up, damn shame
nobody takes the blame

my mind made up
no guardian cloud
iron lung inhale
inhale again
rain colors wipe the dust
inhale the light



Jackson Lucas ©2025
jjacksonlucas@yahoo.com


golden coast heatwave

Jackson Lucas

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