The One is written in memory of Calgary-based music teacher, Mike Sakatch, who always helped me find 'the one.'
lyrics
Drifting back to days of old, we thought we were the kings of cool
Young and dumb and brash and bold, we played like we had paid our dues
But you made us take it slow, stop and work through every part
Listen, look and think, made us read the ink, before you let us off the charts
Mira Mira, Watercolours, One For Hank
Six Pack Shuffle, Payback, Pleasin’, Take The A
Yeah, it always made us smile
When you’d get on that kit and jam with us a while
Yeah, the groove you laid for me
Set me on this path, now you’re not here to see
What you’ve done
You helped me find the one
Got that paper, celebrated, we partied like it’s 1999 (and it was)
Struck out on my own and made it, thought about you after all this time
After all we have in common, I thought it’s good to raise a glass
Waited far too long, now you’re gone, I’m stuck to living in the past
Spinning Wheel, 25 or 6 to 4
Superstition, Shining Star, Oakland Stroke
Yeah, it always made us smile
When you’d get on that kit and jam with us a while
Yeah, the groove you laid for me
Set me on this path, now you’re not here to see
What you’ve done
You helped me find the one
Yeah, it always made us smile
When you’d get on the kit and jam with us a while
Yeah, I never got to say
Thanks to you I live my dream out every day
Yeah, it always made us smile
When you’d get on the kit and jam with us a while
Yeah, the groove you laid for me
Set me on this path, now you’re not here to see
What you’ve done
You helped me find the one
credits
from 2070,
released July 10, 2023
Words + Music by Jeff Eager (2023)
Produced by Jeff Eager + Mike Rocha
Jeff Eager - vocals, guitars
Jason Larmond – clav, rhodes, organ
Roger Williams - bass
Adam Bowman - drums, percussion + synth bass
Andrew McAnsh – trumpet
Alison Young – tenor sax + bari sax
Christian Overton - trombone
Horns written by Jeff Eager + arranged by Andrew McAnsh
Bed-tracks + horns recorded at B Town Sound, Burlington, ON
(engineered by Justin Koop)
Percussion tracks recorded + engineered by Thomas Hammerton
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