'Can't Do Without' is the uplifting summer anthem that 2020 is crying out for. It's an ode to the one we simply cannot resist.
Produced by Jackson Dimiglio-Wood (Shawn Mendes) and mastered by multiple Grammy winner Randy Merrill (Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, ... ) this is the eagerly awaited debut track from Johnny Bourke.
"All I need is a single chance to get it right and show her that I'm the one for her. One word, one night, one time."
Like a cold beer on a warm day
Summer vibes kind of way
Sitting pretty by the poolside
There’s more to you I could ever realise
Your sun kissed skin got me losing my mind
I’m lost in your eyes
If you gave me one word
I’d stop thinking out loud
If you gave me one night
I could teach you what I’m about
Let me show you the reason
Why I just started believing
‘Cause girl you’ve got that something
I can’t do without, without, without
Can’t do without
I can’t do without, without, without (without)
‘Cause girl you got something I can’t do without
Got me hooked up, keep me tongue tied
All it takes is the way that you smile
Trying to keep up live the good life
With you I know I’m never going out of style
I feel so high I can’t come back down
This time I wanna get it right
If you gave me one word
I’d stop thinking out loud
If you gave me one night
I could teach you what I’m about
Let me show you the reason
Why I just started believing
‘Cause girl you’ve got that something
I can’t do without, without, without
I can’t do without
I can’t do without, without, without (without)
‘Cause girl you got something I can’t do without (oh)
If you gave me one word
One night
One time (mmm)
To get it right (yeah, yeah)
If you gave me one word, (one word)
One night (one night)
One time (one time)
Get it right (to get it right)
If you gave me one word (gave me one word)
I’d stop thinking out loud
If you gave me one night (gave me one night)
I could teach you what I’m about
Let me show you the reason
Why I just started believing
‘Cause girl you’ve got that something
I can’t do without, without, without
(Yeah, do without)
I can’t do without
I can’t do without, without, without (without I can't do without)
‘Cause girl you got something I can’t do without
credits
released July 3, 2020
Performed by: Johnny Bourke
Written by: Jonathan Bourke, Jackson Dimiglio-Wood
Johnny is a new and exciting Irish musician who is bringing guitar back into pop. His sound is fresh and fluid and echoes artists such as Lenno, Oliver, and John Mayer.
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