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Feels Like Love

from One Last Ride by James Coates

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An Americana ballad about the dark side of some love affairs. Instrumentation includes haunting pedal steel and a subtle horn section.

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It hurts when you leave
But I know that you'll return
To teach me one more lesson
That I'm never gonna learn

On this holy roller coaster
Painted white just like a dove
It hurts but still it feels like love

It hurts when we fight
And I bring tears unto your eyes
Trying so hard to win
That old imaginary prize

Oh, I wish I had a dollar
For every time I wore the gloves
It hurts but still it feels like love

Well, you can curse my name
And cast me down to the shadows of your heart
But you'll always be a slave
To my pride

And when I climb back up
Battered and broken just like at the start
You're still the one that I
Just can't deny

It hurts when I feel
This crazy fear inside my heart
I thought it held together
What it always tears apart

Sometimes you make me feel
Just like a dog with boiling blood
It hurts but still it feels like love

Oh, I wish that it was easy
But easy ain't enough
It hurts but still it feels like love

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from One Last Ride, released October 16, 2020
Written by James S. Coates, III
Copyright © 2021 (BMI), all rights reserved

Produced by Michael Rabb + James Coates
Engineered, mixed + mastered by Michael Rabb at AM Studios
Choir arrangement by Michael Rabb
Horn arrangement by James Coates
Graphic design by James Coates

Mark Alvis: drums, percussion
James Coates: vocals, Martin acoustic guitar, Epiphone Sheraton electric guitar, Wurlitzer 200A electric piano
Aubry Field: backing vocals
Lucas Mayne: trumpet
Samuel Rabb: Fender Precision Bass
Daniel Tyack: pedal steel guitar
Aaron Watt: saxophone

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James Coates Sumner, Washington

James Coates is a songwriter who has used well-crafted, heartfelt songs to connect with audiences for 15 years.

He combines folk, soul, country and R&B to create a signature blend of “Soulful Americana,” a sonic tapestry that feels modern and timeless.

Coates has toured nationally, opening for Sheryl Crow, headlining Nashville’s famous Bluebird Cafe and been featured on KEXP and Seattle Weekly.
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