'Scuse me for livin'

from The Blue Eighty Eights by The Blue Eighty Eights

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lyrics

Well if you make it down to Tennessee
Can you kiss a pretty girl for me
She said she’d meet me by the side of the river
Wearing nothing but what God give her

Well she made me a hat of straw
I wore it all the way through Arkansas
But it fell apart in Carolina
Then it was out of sight and out of mind yeah

Well I’ve looked good and I’ve looked hard
I’ve been a man and I’ve been a dog
Been all those thirsty things
So ‘scuse me for livin’

Well I made fast work getting out of that rut
Cause even your alarm clock hated my guts
And I made it out of there before
I met the business end of a 2x4

But sometimes I miss you baby
Sometimes I miss you on nights like this
Sometimes I miss you wishing
On all the stars of West Texas

Well I’ve looked good and I’ve looked hard
I’ve been a man and I’ve been a dog
Been all those lucky things
So ‘scuse me for livin’

Have you heard about rain clouds baby?
Well they move in from off the coast
I know all about rain clouds baby
And I look like I’ve just seen a ghost

So if you make it down to Tennessee
Can you kiss that pretty girl for me?
And if you make to the end of the block
Well buddy you’ll be standing in my spot

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from The Blue Eighty Eights, released January 1, 2003
Benjamin Adair Murphy- guitar/ vocals
Derek Nievergelt - bass
Allison Langerak- lead vocals
Roy Gurel - lead guitar
Aaron Thurston - drums

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Benjamin Adair Murphy Mexico City, Mexico

www.benjaminadairmurphy.com Benjamin fronted the NYC band the Blue Eighty Eights, and has recorded solo albums in Brooklyn, Rome, and Mexico City. He has written lyrics for Nanuchka, Roiki, Electro Morocco, the Monophonic Shooting Spree, and other artists. ... more

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