January Blossom, by Victor Johnson

January Blossom

by Victor Johnson

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1.	Head Over Heels 03:29	lyrics	buy track
Head Over Heels I wake up in the morning and I smile When I think about you And it feels pretty awesome that I love All the things that you do I met you on a Sunday In the Unity church parking lot Where you asked me for a hug I remember the very spot [Chorus] Cause I’m head over heels for you I’m sailing over the moon I’m head over heels for you I’m the dish who ran away with the spoon And I’m right on the edge And I’m falling, falling, falling, falling I still can’t believe that the Gods They have brought us together When I look into your precious eyes I feel light as a feather And I want to rock this natural high We can’t get any higher Just holding your hand Sets my heart and soul on fire Chorus You were stranded in the ice and snow You needed lifting up So I came and wrote you a poem On my coffee cup And I want to write you A thousand and one lullabies And hold you every morning While we wait for the sun to rise
2.	I'd Be in Heaven 03:19	lyrics	buy track
I’d Be in Heaven [verse 1] You are my angel whom I adore and treasure More than gold, silver, or diamonds You are like a rare jewel that shines so brightly Graceful like the sun [verse 2] You are my angel filling the world With your divine beauty, awe, and wonder Mesmerizing like the moon and as beautiful As the millions of stars that shine in the night sky [verse 3] You are my morning oasis and my evening Dimming of a gorgeous, wondrous day. Just when I think I couldn’t get any happier Then I do, oh my angel, I love you [verse 4] I was sleeping and I woke up thinking, my God The world would be so drab without you, you’re so lovely And if I was stranded on a desert island If I could gaze into your eyes every day, well I’d be in heaven And if I was stranded on a desert island If I could gaze into your eyes every day, well I’d be in heaven And if I was stranded on a desert island If I could gaze into your eyes every day, well I’d be in heaven I’d be in heaven If I could gaze into your eyes every day, well I’d be in heaven
3.	Be My Valentine (Open Your Heart) 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Be My Valentine (Open Your Heart) Wondering where all the Mondays go And all the other days we talk about Do they fall in one big melting pot Or were they ever really there at all [Chorus] We’re just orbiting around the sun We’re only here for awhile So open your heart and be my valentine Are you waiting for a miracle Looking for a sign across the universe Are the planets all where they’re supposed to be When I walked into your life was I on time Yesterday, tomorrow, and today Maybe they’re all really the same Just when you’re running far away from me We’ll be sailing under a harvest moon
4.	January Blossom 05:40	lyrics	buy track
My demons, they’ve been climbing up the walls Keeping me up in the throes of the night I twist and turn, and I batter myself blue Till I close my eyes, and I know I’ll be alright [chorus] I surrender, like the day turning to night I surrender, the way the ocean greets the morning light I surrender, when your heart touches mine I surrender. I surrender, like the summer to the fall I surrender, to be one with the all  I surrender, like a January blossom  I surrender [Verse 2]  Forty years, I’ve been keeping them at bay They wrestle with me for my mind  But when I look deep into your eyes  I see reflection of the love that’s ours to find [Bridge]  Time, it slips and twists away Creeping back like shadows in our dreams We try so hard sometimes to find the light But the world is so much brighter than it seems [Verse 3]  Come over my love, I need you now  I’ll hold you tight and never let you go Planting seeds in the gentle earth  We’ll dance in your garden as they grow
5.	Into My Heart 03:23	lyrics	buy track
I let you into my heart I let you in all the way The clouds disappeared from the sky You really brightened my day [chorus] You made me believe I could be The one to love you In our own special place I can still see your hazel eyes Smiling at me, looking up From your beautiful face You entered into my life I could feel that harmony again Wrapped up in your loving arms All these emotions flooding in I touched your soul, I felt your light I learned what broken hearts are worth But you brought me closer to myself We shared some sweet love on this planet earth I let you into my heart I let you in all the way
6.	The Truth of Love 04:55	lyrics	buy track
I loved you in a morning glow A love that was sweet and true As I watch the February snow I’m lost in dreams of you We danced beneath the moon so bright I held you so close to me How I wonder where you are tonight How I wished that I might be [chorus] Your funny valentine Your Romeo Reuben playing his painted mandolin The truth of love, I want to know I want to know On a deep and dark December day I felt so many feelings coming through My heart wide open, a song for you to play And sing while those feelings they just grew Then I fell for you, I fell so hard Till I was blind and could not see I tore down the walls, I let down my guard I really wanted to be [chorus] [break] You were so happy with me by your side I thought I could do no wrong But you took me on a wild ride I was alone before too long I might as well have been turned to stone Cause you rejected my company Oh babe, if I had only known That I would never get to be
7.	Jennifer 04:17	lyrics	buy track
Jennifer, come see me today Take these lazy clouds and blow them away Touch your fingers to my eyes Kiss me beneath these summer skies Jennifer, I’m waiting here for you The evening sky shakes his head but I’ll wait for you And when you’re sitting here with me We’ll know how happy we can be Jennifer, the world is not for you You’re my angel, in this window of blue Eyes, so pale and withdrawn Like the sky before the dawn Jennifer, you’re everything to me For you I’d sail across the Aegean Sea And fight the world for your love I’m an olive branch, and you’re my dove Jennifer, I need you Like the sky needs the sun You know he’s been so blue I need you Jennifer, quiero estar besando ti Saber que siempre, tu estara con mi Porque, pienso solimente ti Y tu es todo nessesito
8.	This Rainy Day 04:11	lyrics	buy track
Rain is falling, lazy clouds in the sky I hardly notice the days passing by When every moment I’m with you Feels like a lifetime And every raindrop, a tear of joy I cry It feels like a new year’s just begun One and one is two, but two are one And the snow is all melting Leaving puddles on the ground While your heart shines so brightly like the sun And I think of all the years I spent Wondering where my spirit went As the darkness chilled my very soul But dancing lightly on a cello string My heart it began to sing And I knew that my cup of love was full So the sky it may be dreary and grey But all the happiness I’m feeling today Lifts me high above the clouds Beyond where rainbows are born And I know that all my dreams are on their way And I’ll be loving you on this rainy day
9.	Low 04:54	lyrics	buy track
You’ve been on my mind Since you said goodbye Thinking about the love that we shared So many hours In sweet ecstasy Something so beautiful, we were so scared [chorus] I never dreamed that I could feel so happy Or that I would feel so low When you told me our time together was ending I smiled behind my tears because I know There’s gotta be some place for all that love to go [verse 2] Since yesterday You feel so far away A stillness grips my heart Your elbows, your eyes, Just missing all of you It’s so hard to be apart [chorus] We found each other A ghost of a chance Maybe we find us again Just like the seasons Going round and round We start and end, we start and end We start, we begin [final chorus] I never dreamed that I could feel so happy Or that I would feel so low When you told me our time together was ending I smiled behind my tears because I know There’s gotta be some place for all that love to go There’s gotta be some place for all that love to go All the love we started to grow Rivers they never stop flowin There’s gotta be some place for all that love to go Like a steam train with it’s whistle a blowin’ There’s gotta be some place for all that love to go There’s gotta be some place There’s gotta be some place There’s gotta be some place for all that love to go
10.	Growin' 03:45	lyrics	buy track
You lay asleep Lazy river a flowin’ Your heart it beats To the rhythm of the rowin’ As we float down the stream We smile at every dream Our love keeps growin’ The light it falls Through the window beside you It teases your hair As the sky turns from dark to blue Our hearts intertwine Your eyes they meet mine Happiness flooding through The evening calls The sky it’s a glowin’ The day is done And the stars begin showin’ Any sorrows that were there Fade like mist into the air I feel you everywhere This love that we share... I drift off knowin’ Our love will keep growin’ Our love will keep growin’ Our love will keep growin’
11.	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 06:16	lyrics	buy track
Didn’t know I could love someone The way that I was with you The sky embracing the morning sun Wrapped in its deep blanket of blue You were a winter epiphany I went diving in your pool But your waters turned from warm to icy cold on me And I soon played the fool [chorus] But you saved me from the pit of despair I’d fallen in, fallen in I needed to know I could love and you were there I could begin, I did begin The heart is deeper than we know Oceans and canyons vast and wide When you told me I had to go I rode out on the rising tide And yesterday I nearly drowned But I climbed up high above The love I thought I’d lost and found Was flying wild and free, a mourning dove [chorus] And she’ll fly till she finds another place to land Then we’ll laugh again, and we’ll smile and we’ll cry And I think I’m beginning to understand Our love sometimes we have to let it die The heart is a lonely hunter it’s true But it’s strong and it’s bold Go find somebody new Someone to love and to hold Didn’t know I could love someone The way that I was with you
12.	So Much More to Say 03:07	lyrics	buy track
It’s been seven days since you Said that you could live without my love I heard you say those words but I hoped it was my heart you were thinking of To see if I would fly even if my heart was free To know if I’d go on smiling even without you and me To find out who I am, find out if we’re really meant to be Really meant to be I’ve never been to heaven but When you held me in your arms I soared so high Since you’ve been gone I’ve been wondering And asking myself why To see if I’d stumble and fall on the ground Or stand up and be grateful for the love that we’d found So you would know for sure if you should keep me around If you should keep me around Em Everywhere I go I still Find myself thinking of you Every day that passes I still can’t believe that we’re through I was so willing to give my heart away There’s nothing I want more than to love you every day The silence it’s so loud but I had so much more to say I had so much more to say I had so much more to say I have so much more to say
13.	A Winter's Day 07:22	lyrics	buy track
A cold winter’s day like any other A flurry of conversation, something new We say goodbye, and then it’s over My first introduction to you Something shifts every so slightly My thoughts start drifting, a gentle pull So slowly, we migrate a little closer Suddenly we’re speaking, soul to soul [chorus] Years seem to flash by in an instant And days can feel like an eternity And still here we are, standing in the present We’re worlds apart, we’re together You and me Tasting the sweet fruit of what will be From the Great Lakes of Minnesota To the city by the river’s bend From a town by the southeastern seaboard Our journeys begin and end, begin… and then It’s Christmas Day your heart is glowing Your smiles they come so easily And when I cry for George Bailey For a wonderful moment, I feel you holding me [chorus] A new year comes without warning A world in white gets underway We talk of dreams and fairy tale visions But are we living in today The carousel it can be bumpy The horses going up and down So quickly we lose sight of one other So quickly, a smile turns to a frown [final chorus] Years seem to flash by in an instant And days can feel like an eternity And still here we are, standing in the present We’re worlds apart, we’re together You and me Tasting the bitter fruit of what will be A cold winter’s day like any other
14.	January Valentine 04:04	lyrics	buy track
January Valentine Well I tried hard to remember The last words you said to me But it didn’t really matter It didn’t really matter Cause you were someone different Than I thought that you would be So what could I really do What could I really do now [chorus] We were lovers over the holiday Beautiful in every way Oh holy night divine Then you left me standing in the cold and shut the door I didn’t see you anymore How I wish that you were mine My January Valentine Well you found me so charming I swept you off your feet We had a good thing going A really good thing going All I could think about each day Was holding you at night You put a spell on me You really put a spell on me now [chorus] [Bridge] Lost in the labyrinth with the Goblin King We listened to David Bowie sing And we did our thing Then it’s 6 in the morning And I had to go Filled with the afterglow But I didn’t know, I didn’t know That you would leave me As if I’d never been there at all It was devastating It felt so devastating I said I loved you I told you it was true But now I’ve got to ramble I’ve really got to ramble
15.	Oceans, Dreams, and Lullabies 03:35	lyrics	buy track
Another night alone without you My heart it feels so blue The sun is missing from my sky I hang down my head to cry Ocean take me Cradle me so deep Wash away All these tears I weep Caress my soul With your gentle waves I close my eyes And try to fall asleep November brought you into my life We danced on the edge of a knife Now that blade has cut through my heart And we walk on this journey apart Were you just a dream that entered into my mind Beautiful, gentle, and kind Cause if the story we were writing is through You know that my love it was true
16.	Slow Winding Roads 04:51	lyrics	buy track
I took slow winding roads On a fast track out of town To the envy of none Healing my broken heart And the rainy Portland sky Filled my melancholy mood And the chill of the night Caressed the coldness I felt [chorus] When you said I’d never hold you again When you told me we couldn’t be friends When I found out that we were at an end That’s when the deep, deep, yearning begins Maybe I didn’t really know Just how easily I could fall Fall so hard for you Then fall from your saving grace So I went down to the sea I watched the waves kiss the shore Shaping the sand, so many paths I looked for hearts, I saw love everywhere [chorus] [bridge] If I could tell you how I feel I’d say I never loved you more When the morning light has gone That’s when our dreams take flight and soar Lovers in a dangerous time I heard Bruce Cockburn sing Now that I’ve had to let you go What am I fighting for Love can feel heaven sent Love can fill with you that glow Love can twist you up so tight Love it can hurt like hell [chorus] I took slow winding roads On a fast track out of town
17.	Grace 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Grace, I see you so lovely, Grace, for a moment Shine, on me Help me to see The beauty in the world, the world, the world Grace, you hypnotize me Grace, sweeter than moonlight Yes, let it be Cerulean sea Dancing on the waves, the waves, the waves Grace, heaven you blind me Grace, in the late, late hour Awaken my heart Shall you and I start To mend the world with love, with love, with love
18.	My World (Glad to Have You Back In) 04:04	lyrics	buy track
Walking with you down a trail in the snow Must have been three or four years ago What happened to all the days in between I don’t want to wait that long to see you again I’m so happy when you’re in My world, the sky is brighter when you’re in My world, I wouldn’t trade it for the universe And all the stars Venus and Mars I’m so glad to have you back in my world Watching the waves come and go In endless rhythm, they dance and flow Interlacing seamlessly The way your smile moves the earth around the sun I’m so happy when you’re in My world, the sky is brighter when you’re in My world, I wouldn’t trade it for the universe And all the stars Venus and Mars I’m so glad to have you back in my world In my world, I was stumbling around in the dark Tryin’ to find just a little light In my world, I was lookin’ for a spark And now you’re back in my world tonight, tonight, tonight In my world, the sky is brighter when you’re in My world, I wouldn’t trade it for the universe And all the stars Venus and Mars I’m so glad to have you back in my world
19.	Lonesome Lullaby 04:54	lyrics	buy track
I met you when you left for California You said you would be back before the spring But when I walked outside the leaves were falling I felt the cold that winter soon would bring [Chorus] But I’ve got the stars and the moon to sing me to sleep Dreams carry me through valleys so deep The wind a gentle blanket when I cry The sun will be my morning friend Another day I’ll have to spend Writing you a lonesome lullaby Our love it was as sweet as midnight honey The passion that I felt beyond compare But when I thought for sure I was in heaven Days then weeks went by and you weren’t there [chorus] It’s funny how the heart can feel so deeply Longing for another’s gentle embrace Cause if I searched the whole wide world over I’d never find someone to take your place [chorus[
20.	Reason to Smile 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Got a reason to smile A reason to sing Just walking outside It’s such a wonderful thing The sun it rises Pretty much every day So bring out your blues And we’ll dance them away [chorus] This love I’m feeling I just gotta share with you Open our hearts together It’s what we’re born to do So, remember that you’re beautiful And may all your dreams come true So what do you see When you put your hand in mine Does it make your heart soar Make you want to shine Cause I am who I am And you are who you are We’re just visitors here You know we’ve traveled so far [chorus] [bridge] We could have landed any time anywhere One day a wondrous life came into being And that day will last for all of your years It’s in the letting go of time our souls find freeing And we start seeing All the beauty around us In the earth and the trees In the rivers and oceans And the birds and the bees Cause we’re part of everything All that can be We’re all one world Us and them, you and me [chorus]
21.	The Light Within 07:32	lyrics	buy track
Been looking for a place where I can go To try and save myself Wrapped up in all these memories of you Since you left me on the shelf You were the architect of my delight Pleasures I could not dream And I crave you the way the moon wants the sea The midnight air kissing the steam [chorus] Oh, my heart set me free To love someone again Oh, help me to always see And feel the light within Draped in the window of my own desire You filled my every fantasy No tigers crouching in the dark Just your aching need for me And the passion I unleashed Greater than I had ever known It brought me to the highest mountaintop But then you left me there alone [chorus] So I listen each night and day Hoping to hear your siren song Wandering the face of the earth Contemplating what went wrong Shall I dive in a river so deep Holy water, cleanse my skin Feed the fire burning in my soul Let the happiness back in [chorus]
22.	Sweet Bird 04:59	lyrics	buy track
Said I’d always be there for you But lately you’ve stayed away I didn’t understand Our hearts were beating together Two birds of a feather Till you flew on I cried when I wrote a song for you All I could do was watch you smile From across the room Your heart strings played so soft and mellow I was the luckiest fellow I didn’t know you’d be moving on You turned a light on in my soul You brought me back into this world, this lovely world How could you ever know Just how much you really moved me Made me feel so happy And now you flew on Fly on So beautiful and free Fly on Thank you for loving me Fly on What will be will be Fly on I and you and we Fly on sweet bird…

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22 songs, 100 minutes of music!

Disc 1
1. Head Over Heels
2. I'd Be in Heaven
3. Be My Valentine (Open Your Heart)
4. January Blossom
5. Into My Heart
6. The Truth of Love
7. Jennifer
8. This Rainy Day
9. Low
10. Growin'
11. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Disc 2
1. So Much More to Say
2. A Winter's Day
3. January Valentine
4. Oceans, Dreams, and Lullabies
5. Slow Winding Roads
6. Grace
7. My World (Glad to Have You Back In)
8. Lonesome Lullaby
9. Reason to Smile
10. The Light Within
11. Sweet Bird

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released November 3, 2023

Engineered and Mastered by Clay Smith at Soundsmith Studios, Inc.
Co-produced by Clay Smith and Victor Johnson
Creative Director - Genesis Ilada
All music and lyrics by Victor Johnson

All instruments played by Victor Johnson except

Drums by Johnny Springer
bg vocals by Laurel Barnum on disc 1 track 4
guitar by David Miller on disc 2 track 7
violin by Sonja Bohr on disc 2 track 8
bass by David Watts on disc 2 track 9

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Victor Johnson Bend, Oregon

Singer/songwriter based in Bend, Oregon.

Just released a new double album, January Blossom on 11/3/23!

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