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The Line

by JoJo Green

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1.
Miles Apart 03:04
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It brings me down when I think of you It brings me down when I think of you All the love that I gave to you I just don't know what I can do You should know that we can't be friends I must move on I hope you understand This love is true That I gave to you I just don't know what I can do It brings me down It brings me down It brings me down It brings me down It's fair to say that you stole my heart but in the end we'll be miles apart from where we were and where we are I just don't know what I can do It brings me down It brings me down oh darlin darlin darlin It brings me down oh Oh no no baby baby baby baby
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Strong Arm 02:22
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Get up on the floor Dance your feet right out that door Get up out that door Dance your feet across the floor You got your strong arm You got your strong arm You got your strong arm I see right through your eyes into your acted lies I see right through your lies into your empty eyes You got your strong arm You got your strong arm You got your strong arm And tons of toxic confidence Get up up ah Get up up ah Get up up ah Get up up ah Get up up ah Get up up ah Get up up up up up bah da Woo! Get up on the floor dance your feet across the floor Get up out that door dance your feet across the floor you got your strong arm you got your strong arm you got your strong arm and tons of toxic confidence You seem to play so nice Your nice is really ice I know to watch my back I'm ready for your sneak attack and I see right through your eyes into your acted lies I see right through your lies into your empty eyes You got your strong arm You got your strong arm You got your strong arm And tons of toxic confidence You got your strong arm You got your strong arm Show me your strong arm And tons of toxic confidence
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Wiser 03:53
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Ten years since you left me stranded Ten years since you broke my heart Ten years since that laundromat Ten years since your depart Ten years since my friends betrayed me Ten years since they fell for you Ten years since I lost my squad Ten years since I looked like a fool After all the hell you put me through and the pain you stabbed into my back after growin' older, and growin' better still I took you back I thought I was wiser I thought I was wiser I thought I was wiser I thought I was wiser Six year since my failed nuptuals Five years since I became you I ran around and I tore him down I fell in love with a different few After all the hell you put me through and the pain you stabbed into my back Well, you taught me well, I'm no better than you still he took me back I thought I was wiser I thought I was wiser I thought I was wiser I thought I was wiser Three years since I said I'd leave because he didn't believe in me he didn't believe in me singin' my songs and he loved to watch me need Three years since I left that house Three years since I have grown But I still guilt about his pains and his cries that night when he slept on that cold floor alone After all the hell you put him through and the pain you stabbed into his back Well I'm still growin older I'm still growin better and I'm never, never goin' back And now I am wiser And now I am wiser And now I am wiser And now I am wiser Ten years since you left me stranded Ten years since you broke my heart Ten years since that laundromat Ten years since your depart
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Your Lies 03:20
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I see you talkin' I don't even know your name I see you walkin' but I see you walk away You know I can see right through Your lies (I can see right through) Your lies (oh I can see right through) If we could wander through the stars all day Just let me ponder dancin' through the milky way You know I can see right through Your lies (I can see right through) Your lies (oh I can see right through) I'll stop pretending that you'll give me a chance you won't surrender so we'll have to stop this dance You know I can see right through Your lies (I can see right through) Your lies (oh I can see right through) Your lies (oh I can see right through) Your lies (oh I can see right through)
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On the Line 08:08
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Get Back on the Line! You know I'm gonna fall, just give it time. This is who I am, if you don't like it, you can be the better man. Get Back on the Line! You know I'm gonna fall, just give it time. This is who I am, if you don't like it, you can be the better man. Get Back on the Line! You know I'm gonna fall, just give it time. This is who I am, if you don't like it, you can be the better man. Hold me tight, I might make it through the night Tomorrow I will get back on the line Whoa, long nights They disappear into the lies we tell each other daily If you hold me tight, I might make it through the night Tomorrow I will get back on the line Whoa, long nights They disappear into the lies they tell each other daily If you hold me tight, I might make it through the night Tomorrow I will get back on the line Get Back on the Line! You know I'm gonna fall, just give it time. This is who I am, if you don't like it, you can be the better man. Get Back on the Line! You know I'm gonna fall, just give it time. This is who I am, if you don't like it, you can be the better man.
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Side of the Road 04:31
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Here on the side of the road thumb's up - 50 miles to go Stars shine bright, guide my way If you see me, please don't leave me here by the side of the road. Here on the side of the road Here on the side of the road Here on the side of the road my thoughts, I try to decode The whole time, right, I'm thinking of you if you see me, please don't leave me here by the side of the road Here on the side of the road Here on the side of the road Here on the side of the road thumbs up, a long way to go My home waits 60 miles away if you see me, please don't leave me here by the side of the road Here on the side of the road Here on the side of the road (please don't leave me) Here on the side of the road (please don't leave me) Here on the side of the road
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Why Don't You 04:18
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Why don't you touch me anymore? Why don't you touch me anymore? This plea, I must implore, am I that easy to ignore? Oh whoa, Oh baby why don't you touch me anymore? Why don't you squeeze me at night? Give me my shoulder a little bite? It's not that I'm looking for a fight, I wanna know if you feel alright. Oh, whoa, Oh baby why don't you squeeze me at night? Ooh Somethin' round here has changed can you give me an alibi? Why are you acting so unphased? Can you please just tell me why, why, why? Whoa Why don't you hold me anymore? Don't you remember how you did before? I'm ready to scream and roar Oh whoa, Oh baby why don't you hold me anymore? Ooh Somethin' round here has changed can you give me an alibi? Why are you acting so unphased? Can you please just tell me why, why, why? Why don't you kiss me anymore? Why don't you kiss me anymore? Whoa, baby I'm halfway out the door I beg you to implore I'm ready to scream and roar I'm cravin' you like a carnivore Oh baby baby, why why why ooh Why don't you love me anymore?
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Someday 04:43
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Someday you're gonna have to justify How you treated me Someday you're gonna have to justify How you treated me Nothin' but time, but you can't wait open your heart, it won't take that long your attitude has sealed your own fate you're always leavin' I'm always wrong Someday, someday Someday you're gonna have to justify How you treated me Someday you're gonna have to justify How you treated me Took a walk down by the riverfront to sing my song and try to ring my rhyme why I don't have is what you always want you did the crime, I did the time Someday, someday Someday, someday Someday you're gonna have to justify How you treated me Someday you're gonna have to justify How you treated me All along I was the only one who'd ever though we'd get that far what I don't have is what you always want I had a feeling you wrote this song Someday, someday Someday, someday
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Holding On (The Line) 03:53
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Woke up for this party twenty minutes ago Alarm was set for Friday, but that was two days ago If Big Mike is at this party, we won't get no sleep. I hear he sleep til Monday, unlike the rest of the week. Holding on to the side (Holdin' on) Holding on to the side (Holdin' on to the side) Holding on to the side Of the line last night The night is getting longer, that's why my days have gone My mind is getting stronger, that's why I'll sing you my song Oh yeah Holding on to the side (Holdin' on) Holding on to the side (Holdin' on to the side) Holding on to the side Of the line last night Called my boss on Sunday, told him I was sick He told me it was Tuesday, and not to come back in Holding on to the side (Holdin' on) Holding on to the side (Holdin' on to the side) Holding on to the side Of the line last night
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Check Engine 02:25
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Hey! Oh what's that rattle, under my car? I hope that I don't have to drive very far to see the look on your face when I get down to your place oh honey, honey I don't think I can make it very far. It's been ten years now since I've been broke And I'm always shacked up with this ungrateful bloke and I work all day just to try and get my pay whoa, darlin darlin I don't think I can break free from this yoke Woo! Somethin's gotta change, I gotta love myself better but I don't know where to start I got that money in my pocket, I will fly like a rocket even if I miss I'll land among the stars Still what's that rattle, under my car? I hope my, my destination isn't far Oh lord, I can't break down on that sketchy, sketchy side of town whoa baby I think I - I'll pull over at the bar. Somethin's gotta change, I gotta love myself better but I don't know where to start I got that money in my pocket, I will fly! Hey! Oh, what's that rattle, under my car? I hope my, my destination isn't far Oh lord, I can't break down on that sketchy, sketchy side of town whoa baby I think I I'll pull over at the bar

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JoJo Green’s debut album, The Line, showcases music that expresses struggle but doesn’t hang its head; instead, its expression exemplifies fun, yet daring depth. The Line is a collection of progressive funk-jazz rock-pop, or “Pop Fusion” (a unique genre dubbed by the band) presenting the virtuosity of each musician. During the social distancing period accompanying early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, this band’s energetic, powerhouse live show was halted, and they pressed forward to record a large majority of this album distanced, separately because absolutely nothing could stop this fantastic music from releasing. You’d never know it by the tightness and cohesion to their sound, and their intuitive counterpoint, like a well-oiled machine.

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released October 22, 2021

Produced by: Scott Yonke and Sharisse Germain
Recorded by:
Scott Yonke - The Green Room - St Paul, MN
Eric Blomquist and Kevin Israel - RiverRock Studios - Minneapolis, MN
Jake Wagner - @VoidSloth
Shannon Ward - All Pass Studios - St Paul, MN

Mixed by: Eric Martin
Mastered by: Greg Rierson - Rareform Mastering

Album Art by: Sharisse Germain

Songwriting:
Wiser, Check Engine, Why Don't You, Strong Arm: Sharisse Germain
Miles Apart, Your Lies, Holding On (The Line) On The Line, Side of the Road - Scott Yonke
Someday - Scott Yonke and Pete Wagner

JoJo Green is:
Sharisse "Jermaine" Germain - Lead Vocals, Backup Vocals, Piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond Organ
Scott Yonke - Bass, Vocals
Anna Dolde - Alto Saxophone, Fluet, Bass Clarinet, Auxiliary Percussion, Vocals
Conner Allen - Lead Guitar Vocals
Nancy Long - Drums, Auxiliary Percussion, Vocals

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JoJo Green Saint Paul, Minnesota

JoJo Green has a fresh take on a funky sound. Their show has been lauded as “Bombastic!” by Twin Cities’ “Mostly Minnesota Music”, and praised as “...a band to see!” by AmericanaHighways.com, this powerhouse indie fusion group will get you on your feet and leave you wanting more. ... more

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