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On the train ride to Paris
Or from sunny Barcelona
We rose up through the mountains
As the sun started settingAnd the sea came out below us
As we rode through a village
We passed ten feet from a little porch
Where a man was serving dinnerAnd our window was open
And we could hear them laughingI'm never gonna give you up
What do you got if you ain't got love?
If you ain't got love
What do you got if you ain't got love?At nine in the morning
After nine months of waiting
You were born and I saw your face
And you looked up at meBut before I could hold you
The doctors raced you from me
They told me that you might not live
Your heart was not healthyAnd with wires coming from you
I sat beside youI'm never gonna give you up

What do you got if you ain't got love?
If you ain't got love
What do you got if you ain't got love?Someday, someday soon
You and I will both be gone
And lately, I can't help but think
That the love we feel will live onAt a little wooden cabin
Up in northern Minnesota
We ran together down to the dock
And you jumped right off itAnd from out in the water
You called me to join you
And I said, "Baby, I cannot swim
If I jump, I'll surely drown you"You said, "Life has no limit
If you're not afraid to get in it"
And oh, baby, I jumped to you
Since then there's nothing I can't doI'm never gonna give you up
What do you got if you ain't got love?
If you ain't got love
What do you got if you ain't got love?Someday, someday soon
You and I will both be gone
But lately, I can't help but think
That the love we feel will live on

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Mason Jennings is a Minnesota-based pop-folk singer-songwriter. Jennings is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii. He is well known for his simple yet catchy melodies, intimate lyrics, intensely literary and historical themes, and deep tenor's voice. His music has appeared in the surf film Shelter and he has toured extensively. Jennings is married to Amy Jennings (nee Turany) and has a son, August, born in January 2003.

Jennings produced his self-titled debut album in 1997 on an analog four-track in the basement of a rented home, manning all instruments himself. In October 1998, after bringing drummer Chris Stock and bassist Robert Skoro on board, he began a weekly gig at Minneapolis' 400 Bar as the Mason Jennings Band. Garnering local praise and a wide fan base, Mason began touring nationally.

His 2000 album Birds Flying Away revealed Jennings' political activism and penchant for singing first-person narratives of imaginary rustic characters. Following the release of this album, Noah Levy took over drumming duties from Stock.

2002 saw the release of two albums: the studio piece Century Spring and a "fans only" collection of acoustic rarities, Simple Life. An EP supporting Century Spring was also released, featuring the album's opening track, "Living In The Moment," two live tracks, and the previously-unreleased "Emperor Ashoka." Jennings released all three discs -- and re-released his earlier albums -- on his homebrewed record label, Architect Records.

In 2003, Skoro and Levy left the band (the former to pursue a solo career), and were replaced by bassist Chris Morrissey (formerly of Bill Mike Band) and drummer Brian Mcleod.

On 10 February 2004, Jennings released Use Your Voice, which notably included the songs "Keepin' It Real," a foot-stomper ostensibly written at the request of Shrek 2 producers (but not used in the film), and "The Ballad of Paul and Sheila," an acoustic dirge for late Minnesota senator Paul Wellstone. On the 30th, September of that year, the band released a DVD entitled Use Your Van, which chronicled the recording of Use Your Voice and part of the promotional tour. The DVD was filmed by Andy Grund.

On June 17, 2005, news broke that Jennings had finally signed with a major label: Glacial Pace, a subsidiary of Sony's Epic Records headed by Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock. Minnesota's Star Tribune broke the story, and credited Brock with convincing Jennings to sign after the Mason Jennings Band had opened for several Modest Mouse shows in 2004. Jennings had long avoided the major labels, citing desires to maintain creative control and dodge big-label politics.

Jennings recorded his sixth album, "Boneclouds," at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, MN. The album was released on May 16, 2006 by Glacial Pace.

After considerable success on "Boneclouds", Jennings released his seventh full length album "In the Ever". The album was released under Jack Johnson's "Brushfire Records".




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