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First and Canal

by Russell Jamie Johnson

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"First and Canal" is a song about the wounds we incurred in our youth and how, although we may not have these people who caused them in our lives anymore or even really think of them, if something reminds you of them, you can be right back there to where your heart was first broken and experience a tinge of that pain once more. For me, this was caused upon seeing two cross streets in my hometown.

This is a lyric-driven song that explores specific places and memories of my home, but expresses universal emotions familiar to many of us; getting your heart broken for the first time, thinking that you will never get over it, and eventually realizing that you’re not only ok, but that you have grown and been shaped by these moments that are now memories. The pain was something necessary to mould you into the person that got through it. ‘First and Canal’ is a story and emotion I hope everyone can relate to.
Thanks for being here with me!

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Old haunts
And being back in this town
I can feel the stoplight change
There's only one around

It's the same one
That I watched you blow through
With another boy in the shotgun
Back in 2002

And your car
Got totaled in 2003
But the argument we had inside it
It's still following me down the street

Then I passed
The opera house they turned into apartments
And I wonder if the place is haunted
If they can still hear the music inside it

Ain't it funny how
I feel nothing for you now
But I can still feel my heart breaking
On First and Canal

Look over there
That's where I got my first DUI
I was coming from the pup 'round the corner
The one that you can smoke inside

I only went
Because you said that you might roll through
So I told my friends to meet me there
So it looked like wasn't waiting on you

Ain't it funny how
I feel nothing for you now
But I can still feel my heart breaking
On First and Canal

I moved away
I tried to become a star
I thought if I could date a supermodel
I'd be welcome back home at the bars

That didn't work out
But you know what the worst part is
I find myself comparing
Every girl to our first kiss

Ain't it funny how
I feel nothing for you now
But this was the place that made me
And I can still feel it tearing me down

Ain't it funny how
I feel nothing for you now
But I can still feel my heart breaking
In this tiny, troubled town
I can still feel my heart breaking
On First and Canal

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released April 9, 2021

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Russell Jamie Johnson New York, New York

Reminiscent of his idols, Russell Johnson is an Alt Rock Punk Cowboy and hopeful romantic. His heart on his sleeve, he shares his stories of lost love, hope, and passions with his soulful blend of Folk, Rock, and Americana.

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