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Don't Ask Why

by Hillbilly Holiday

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Cryin' Time 02:52
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So you want my woman Take your best shot I have been good to her She's all I got I think she'll stay with me So do what you can You may want my woman But I'm still her man Maybe she could do better I'm not such a find But if you're asking me It's plain to see She's not the two-timing kind So you want my woman... I know what you're up to You want something more And when there's nothing left There's always theft I've seen it all before So you want my woman... Now I'm not a fighter And I'm nobody's boss But if you mess with me You're going to see That I'm not the guy to cross So you want my woman...
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Trailing phrases they don't lie 'Cause they don't ask why If you see dark where it's light It's your own damned sight Crazy words will tell on you Snatches heard will sell you out Don't think someone will back you up or Pull it off you, so throw it off
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Float 02:53
I feel at ease Right Now Chew grapes and leaves No need to leave I stretch my limbs Close my eyes Just right Just tight And then I'll sleep They all walk I just float I just float Float down the hill And I just float down the hill Roll like dough Rise like dough Nowhere to go I touch the brim Lick the cream No need to see
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When I go out for a drink, you know I’m not fooling around It takes a lot of concentration to keep knocking them down And I don’t need tea or coffee when there’s no one around When you’re drinking alone, there’s only one thing I’ve found That’s gonna help you run away from the rest of your life As steady as a friend, more mellow than a wife Whenever I return to the scene of my crime, I say “I’ll buy up this tavern one drink at a time” And when I wake up in the morning I don’t know what to do With another lonely day and a case of the brown bottle flu Well she said I didn’t learn my lesson when she left me last night But it’s gonna take a lot of education before I get it right So I come back here, and soon enough it all seems fine It’s too late to forget, I’m just trying to get it out of my mind It’ll help you run away from the rest of your life As steady as a friend, more mellow than a wife Whenever I return to the scene of my crime, I say “I’ll buy up this tavern one drink at a time” And when I wake up in the morning I don’t know what to do With another lonely day and a case of the brown bottle flu
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Hittin’ On You When the clock hands on the wall read a quarter ‘til last call And the options, such as they are, they grow few When the barman turns to say ‘You gotta leave soon, so you better pay’ That’s the time I’ll come hittin’ on you I’m a straightforward man and I want you to understand I’m not much to look at, yes that’s true And if you’re no Catherine Zeta, you’re looking better, ‘cause it’s getting later But not too late to come hittin’ on you It was not so long ago That the room was all aglow With music and laughter and conversation The odds were lookin’ fine ‘Til there came a steep decline And as the crowd thinned, so did my expectations I could sure use another beer, but the barman, he don’t want to hear You know, I’ve got a few back home in the fridge I’m just sayin’ Now the hour’s getting late and the waistaff don’t wanna wait It’s time to let some old beggars choose For tonight I’ve come hittin’ I’m hittin’ on you.
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She’s Ugly (But She’s Beautiful To Me) She doesn’t have one of those fashion model faces But she’s got the kind of laugh that fills up the empty spaces And the right kinds of parts in the right kinds of places And that’s good enough for me Well she won’t get hit on at the end of the night And she won’t get shit on by the next guy in sight Well she’s got a lot more than you can see She’s ugly but she’s beautiful to me She doesn’t act loose and she doesn’t act easy Doesn’t shake her caboose, doesn’t get real sleazy But she’s got moves, let me tell you boy She can do things you don’t need eyes to enjoy She walks into a room and it’s easy to miss her I’m sorry for you that she doesn’t have a sister She got so much more than you can see She’s ugly but she’s beautiful to me She won’t get rings from dozens of suitors And she won’t get a job at the local Hooters And she’s not perfect but it’s easy to forgive Because she’s the one who reminds me how to live And no matter what she tells me I am sure I can believe her And when I reach for her, well she’s right where I need her She got so much more than you can see It shouldn’t be some great mystery that She’s ugly but she’s beautiful to me

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Tracks 1-4 released in June 2012. 5-7 recorded in October 2012, released January 2013. Tracks 8-11 recorded in June 2013 and released July 2013. A mix of originals and covers used with permission. Enjoy!

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released July 28, 2013

Selena Tan - Vocals
Erica Moody - The Mighty Wurlitzer
Paul Simonoff - Bass
Nate Logus - Drums
Kenny Lafler - Vocals, Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar

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