S T I L L F E E L L I K E YO U R M A N The prettiest girl in the room she wants me I know because she told me so She says come over, I’d like to get to know you’ But I just don’t think I can ‘Cause I still feel like your man Still feel like your man I still feel like your man Still feel like your man I still feel like your man I still keep your shampoo in my shower In case you wanna wash your hair And I know that you probably found yourself some more somewhere But I do not really care ‘Cause as long as it is there I still feel like your man Still feel like your man I still feel like your man Still feel like your man I still feel like your man (Ever since the day we met, ever since the day we met) Still like the letters in your name and how they feel, babe Still think I’m never gonna find another you Still like to leave the party early and go home, babe And dontcha know, babe I’d rather sit here on my own and be alone, babe ‘Cause I still feel like your man Still feel like your man Still feel like your man Still feel like your man I still feel like your man Still feel like your man Still feel like your man, and I don’t know why Still feel like your man I still feel like I still feel like I still feel like I still... I still do
E M O J I O F A WAV E
HELPLESS
LO V E O N T H E W E E K E N D
Oh honey, you don’t have to try so hard to hurt me Don’t worry, I’ve been thinking bout you too, what do we do Your heart is where my head should be, the dissonance is killing me It breaks my heart, It breaks my heart
The same drink that gets me out the door Is the same drink that puts me on the floor And the new thing I wanna try some more Is the same mistake I used to make before
Oh honey, oh honey It’s just a wave, it’s just a wave And I know, that when it comes I just hold on, I just hold on
If I’m helpless tell me now, tell me now If I’m helpless tell me now, tell me now If I’m helpless tell me now, tell me now And I’ll stop trying to figure it out
It’s a friday We finally made it I can’t believe I get to see your face You’ve been working And I’ve been waiting To pick you up and take you from this place
Oh honey, I’ve been talking to myself, just to hear you And you’re saying everything I wish you would, and it’s so good It’s raining on the mission bell They’re draining out the wishing well It breaks my heart, it breaks my heart
The same brain that brings me ecstacy Is the same pain that gets the best of me And the one I love the most just said to me A broken heart is all I’ll ever be
Oh honey, oh honey It’s just a wave, it’s just a wave And I know, that when it comes I just hold on, I just hold on I rose on you like morning light And shuttered you asleep at night It breaks my heart It takes all the love I have to say, I know we’re gonna be okay It breaks my heart, it breaks my heart Oh honey, oh honey It’s just a wave, it’s just a wave And I know, that when it comes I just hold on, until it’s gone
If I’m helpless tell me now, tell me now If I’m helpless tell me now, tell me now If I’m helpless tell me now, tell me now And I’ll stop trying to figure it out Help me Help me Help me It’s breaking me down If I’m helpless tell me now, tell me now If I’m helpless tell me now, tell me now If I’m helpless tell me now, tell me now And I’ll stop trying to figure it out If I’m helpless If I’m helpless If I’m helpless Then I’ll stop trying to figure it out
Love on the weekend Love on the weekend Like only we can Like only we can Love on the weekend I’m coming up and I’m loving every minute of it You be the DJ I’ll be the driver You put your feet up in the getaway car I’m flying fast like a, a wanted man I want you, baby, like you can’t understand Love on the weekend Love on the weekend We found a message in a bottle we were drinking Love on the weekend Love on the weekend I hate your guts ‘cause I’m loving every minute of it I gotta leave you It’s gonna hurt me My clothes are dirty and my friends are getting worried Down there below us, under the clouds Baby, take my hand and pull me down, down, down down And I’ll be dreamin’ of the next time we can go Into another serotonin overflow Love on the weekend Love on the weekend I’m busted up but I’m loving every minute of it Love on the weekend Love on the weekend
I N T H E B LO O D How much of my mother Has my mother left in me How much of my love Will be insane to some degree And what about this feeling That I’m never good enough Will it wash out in the water Or is it always in the blood How much of my father Am I destined to become Will I dim the lights inside me Just to satisfy someone Will I let this woman kill me Or do away with jealous love Will it wash out in the water Or is it always in the blood I can feel the love I want I can feel the love I need But it’s never gonna come the way I am Could I change it if I wanted Can I rise above the flood Will it wash out in the water Or is it always in the blood How much like my brothers Do my brothers wanna be Does a broken home Become another broken family Or will we be there for each other Like nobody ever could Will it wash out in the water Or is it always in the blood I can feel the love I want I can feel the love I need But it’s never gonna come the way I am Could I change it if I wanted Can I rise above the flood Will it wash out in the water Or is it always in the blood I can feel the love I want I can feel the love I need But it’s never gonna come the way I am Could I change it if I wanted Can I rise above the flood Will it wash out in the water Or is it always in the blood
CHANGING I am not done changing Out on the run, changing I may be old and I may be young But I am not done changing I met me someone changing We had some fun changing Sometimes I wonder if she’ll be the one When I am done changing Some of us stopped running Some of us went home Some of us don’t got one, so we’ll build one of our own Friends behind their fences Looking at me strange Wondering when I’m gonna come to my senses But I’m still changing And I can’t change my ways I see the sky changing Reminds me of my changing Wish I could tie me a rope ‘round the sun ‘Cause I am not done changing Time’s been talkin’ to me Whispering in my ear Saying “follow your heart ‘til it tears you apart” But hearts keep changing Hearts keep changing I am not done changing Out on the run, changing I may be old and I may be young But I am not done changing Changing Changing
How sad it is that time should pass Her majesty, the hourglass We take the sand of bygone years And make mud of it with all our tears What is now compare to then And will I ever love again? The answer to that q uestion brings The endless search for ever ything.
N E V E R O N T H E D AY Y O U L E A V E MOVING ON AND GETTING OVER Moving on and getting over are not the same, it seems to me Cause you’ve been gone, I’m growing older But I still can’t seem to get you off my mind And I do believe I feel you all the time Moving on and getting over are not the friends they used to be It’s been so long since I got to hold you But I still can’t seem to get you off my mind And I do believe I feel you all the time, all the time Tell me I can have the fact you’ve loved me to hold onto Tell me I can keep the door cracked open, to let light through For all my running, I can understand I’m one text away from being back again But I’m moving on, and I’m getting over I’m getting over I’m getting over I got to get over Moving on and getting over It’s been so long, it just goes to show you That I still can’t seem to get you off my mind And I sure would like to see you one more time It’s taken me so long just to say so long And baby it’s so wrong, but I’m moving on I’m gonna get a new girl A something I can do girl To try to get me through girl ‘Cause I’m moving on, I’m moving on Consider me as good as gone, ‘Cause I’m moving on
No it’s never on the day you leave That you wonder what you still believe in And you can’t remember why you said goodbye You’ll hear an old familiar sound And hope it’s her when you turn around But never Never on the day you leave Love grows in The time it’s been Since you last heard her sing She’ll cut her hair And move somewhere She don’t owe you anything No, it’s never on the day you leave You can tell how it’s gonna be To watch a girl become a ghost before your eyes You wish you’d given her one more kiss To put away for a night like this But never Never on the day you leave Love grows in The time it’s been Since you last held her hand She’ll fight for you like hell Then force herself To like some other man No it’s never on the day you leave That you remember Christmas Eve And all the things you miss about her crazy family You’ll know how lonely it is to see A little drug store Christmas tree But never Never on the day you leave No never Never on the day you leave So maybe it’d be better off to write her And leave a little note right there beside her That says “maybe we’re not perfect But I’ll be damned if I ever leave”
ROSIE Rosie, come down and get the door for me I’m drunk again, remember when we used to be Rosie, I know you said no more for me But that was all before this dream that just came to me Don’t leave me here Under the January rain Come let me in Take my heart by the hand and lead me back to your room (back to your room) And sing me your tune (sing me your tune) Rosie, you don’t have to hide his things I’m fine with all the sorrow that tomorrow brings Rosie, don’t you know my love is true Perdon and lo siento, see, I learned those words for you Don’t leave me here Under the January rain Come let me in Take my heart by the hand and lead me back to your room (back to your room) And sing me your tune (sing me your tune) Don’t leave me here Under the January rain Come let me in Take my heart by the hand and lead me back to your room (back to your room) And sing me your tune (sing me your tune)
ROLL IT ON HOME One last drink to wishful thinkin’ And then another again The bar is getting brighter And the walls are closin’ in Journey on the jukebox singing Don’t let the believing end The one that you had eyes for Had their eyes for your best friend Nobody’s gonna love you right Nobody’s gonna take you in tonight Finish out the bottle or step into the light And roll it on home Roll it on home Roll it on home Tomorrow’s another chance you won’t go it alone If you roll it on home The last ten texts were with your ex And all of ‘em were sent by you But you keep starin’ at your phone like something’s comin’ through Come to grips and take your chips when the cards aren’t goin’ your way You’ve been here so long tonight’s already yesterday Nobody’s gonna love you right Nobody’s gonna take you in tonight Finish out the bottle or step into the light And roll it on home Roll it on home Roll it on home Tomorrow’s another chance you won’t go it alone If you roll it on home Nobody’s gonna love you right Nobody’s gonna take you in tonight Drop a couple dollars Bum yourself a light And roll it on home Roll it on home Roll it on home Tomorrow’s another chance you won’t go it alone If you roll it on home Roll it on home Roll it on home Roll it on home
YO U ’ R E G O N N A L I V E F O R E V E R I N M E A great big bang and dinosaurs Fiery raining meteors It all ends unfortunately But you’re gonna live forever in me I guarantee Just wait and see Parts of me were made by you And planets keep their distance, too The moon’s got a grip on the sea And you’re gonna live forever in me I guarantee It’s your destiny Life is full of sweet mistakes And love’s an honest one to make Time leaves no fruit on the tree But you’re gonna live forever in me I guarantee It’s just meant to be And when the pastor asks the pews For reasons he can’t marry you I’ll keep my word and my seat But you’re gonna live forever in me I guarantee Just wait and see
THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING All songs written by John Mayer © 2017 John Mayer. All rights administered by Milky Boy Music (GMR) Executive Producer: Steve Jordan Produced by John Mayer and Chad Franscoviak Engineered by Chad Franscoviak Digital Editing: Martin Pradler Recorded at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) Assisted by Chandler Harrod and Jeff Fitzpatrick Additional Engineering by Martin Pradler Additional assistance from Nick Rives, Steve Genewick, Jake Gorski, Charlie Paakkari, Travis Ference Guitar Technicians: Rene Martinez, Alex Alvarez, Kurt Kasinoff Production Manager: Chris Gott Production Coordinator: Ken Helie Additional Recording at EastWest Studios (Hollywood, CA) Assisted by Jeremy Miller and Tyler Shields Additional Recording at Village Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, CA) Mix Engineer: Chris Galland, assisted by Jeff Jackson and Robin Florent Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York City, NY)
M U S I C B Y J O H N M AY E R
Thank You: Steve Moir, Irving Azoff, Brandon Phelps, Rob Stringer, Joel Klaiman, Mark Williams, and the team at Columbia Records and Sony Music, Rob Light and Scott Clayton at CAA. Rit Venerus, Reid Hunter, Manny Marroquin, Paula Salvatore and the Capitol Studios staff, Joan and Suzanne at ITC Travel, Paul Reed Smith, Martin Guitars. Sterling Ball, and Brian Ball Hi, John here. I wanted to share a few words that go beyond special thanks. Chad Franscoviak was there from day one of my writing this album. There is nobody closer to my music than him. Martin Pradler knows every last note of this album, because he helped keep them in order. He has spent countless hours in the nuances of these songs. Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino have once again done their magial thing, and in addition to being in the best rhythm section around. Steve oversaw the making of this record wish incredible clarity and direction. There are many other people responsible for this album making it to your hands. But I think it’s important to point out that four people helped make the entirety of this album. That’s why I have all this extra space to write in. And thank you - yes, you - for allowing these songs into your heart and your life. Your doing so has sure changed mine.
Management: Steve Moir, Moir Entertainment, Inc. and Irving Azoff, Azoff Music Management Art Direction and Design: Jeremy Dean Cover Art and Illustrations by Soey Milk Photography: Frank Ockenfels 3 Sheryl Crow appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
© 2017 & ℗ 2016, 2017 Columbia Records, A Division of Sony Music Entertainment / Distributed by Columbia Records. A Division of Sony Music Entertainment / “Columbia” and Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Marca Registrada. All Rights Reserved.
Still Feel Like Your Man: Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Aaron Sterling: Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass Larry Goldings: Keys Davide Rossi: String James Fauntleroy: Additional Keys Emoji Of A Wave: Steve Jordan: Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass Larry Goldings: Keys Al Jardine, Matt Jardine: Vocals Strings arranged and recorded by Davide Rossi Helpless: Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass Larry Goldings: Keys Tiffany Palmer: Vocals Love On The Weekend: Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass In The Blood: Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass Larry Goldings: Keys Greg Leisz: Lap Steel Sheryl Crow: Vocals Changing: Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass Larry Goldings: Pump Organ Greg Leisz: Dobro
Theme From ‘The Search For Everything’: Steve Jordan: Drums Pino Palladino: Bass Strings arranged and recorded by Davide Rossi Moving On And Getting Over: Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass Larry Goldings: Keys James Fauntleroy: Additional Keys Never On The Day You Leave: Steve Jordan: Drums Pino Palladino: Bass Davide Rossi: String Rosie: Steve Jordan: Drums Pino Palladino: Bass Mike Elizondo: Bass Larry Goldings: Keys Gary Grant: Trumpet Chuck Findley: Trumpet Andy Martin: Trombone Daniel Higgins: Saxophone Horns arranged and conducted by: Jerry Hey Roll It On Home: Aaron Sterling: Drums, Percussion Jim Keltner: Drums Pino Palladino: Bass Larry Goldings: Keys Greg Leisz: Pedal Steel You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me: Strings arranged and recorded by Davide Rossi
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