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James Warren Watts

I graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara, with a BA in Psychology and a minor in music. I played professional drums since age 17. I also play: piano, keys, and guitar. I started writing songs in 1974. Now, I have a catalog of about 150 songs. I’m just starting to produce, record, mix and master my own songs. Now that I’m 71, I know what I want to be when I grow up. Hee-hee. I write: Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter genre, Country, Blues, Rock, and Gospel. My influences are; Beatles, Eagles, Crosby and Nash, the Byrds, Steely Dan, the Allman Brothers, John Mayer, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Andre Crouch, Archers, and 4Him. You can see me perform on live Youtube. God has blessed me with a talent for songwriting. It’s time to share my songs with the world. When you hear my records, I hope you will be blessed and enriched by my songs. Thanks for reading this and God bless ya.

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2023

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NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
				

TWENTY YEARS OF LIVING, GONE UP IN SMOKE                           
I’M THE ONE WHO’S GIVING.  IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE
SEEMS I GET VERY LITTLE IN RETURN                                         
SO STRIKE A MATCH AND WATCH MY FUTURE BURN        
I’VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOOSE. SO I SING THE BLUES         
					
MY NEIGHBOR JOE, CAN’T KEEP HIS FAMILY TOGETHER
IT’S SUPERFICIAL.  ALL WE TALK ABOUT IS THE WHETHER
“HEY, HOW YA’ DOING”?  “JUST FINE” BUT WE’RE BOTH TAPPED OUT
WE WEAR OUR MASKS.  TELL ME WHAT’S THAT ALL ABOUT
		                                               
AND I’VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOOSE. SO I SING THE BLUES
			 				
I LOOK AROUND AND I SEE PEOPLE LAUGHING                                  
AND WONDER HOW TO BE LIKE THAT
WHEN THINGS ARE FINE, I’M DOWN AND IT’S BAFFLING
BUT I HATE TO WEAR THE VICTIM HAT                                              
						                             	
THERE’S MR WILSON, WHOSE HIS LIFE JUST SEEMS TO WORK
BUT AS FOR ME, IT’S NOTHING BUT A BIG KNEE-JERK
GOD FORBID IF WE SHOULD EVER ASK THE QUESTION
“AM I HAPPY”?  AND IF I’M NOT, WHAT’S MY BEST THEN
I’VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOOSE. SO I SING THE BLUES
	 				
	 				
WHERE DID I GO WRONG                                                      
WHERE IS THE JOY I ONCE KNEW
I’VE GOT TO MOVE, MOVE ALONG
SO I ASKED THE BLUEBIRD, THOSE TWO QUESTIONS
AND SHE JUST FLEW
					  				
FRIENDS ASK, “WHERE’S SUSIE?” HEY, SHE DIDN’T MEAN A THING
I HIDE THE HURT.  YET STILL I KEPT HER RING 
I NUMB MYSELF WITH CIGARETTES AND BOOZE
FINE ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT MY EGO’S ONE BIG BRUISE
SO I’VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOOSE. SO I SING THE BLUES

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