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Ain't It A Shame
02:38
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My truck it broke down
Transmission dropped
That son of a bitch
Down at the shop
Told me he needs
Another G outta me
Down the damn drain
Ain't it a shame
I went to school
Like they told me too
Got a real job
But I feel like a fool
Chained to the grave
A slave to the game
Just to get paid
Ain’t it a shame
Chorus
Ain't it a shame
The way they do you these days
Ain’t it a shame
Ain't it a shame
I'm livin' a life
I can't afford
They tell me to work
And work some more
I am a man
I ain't a machine
Money don't grow
On no hill country tree
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2. |
Her Memory
02:21
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It’s back street bars and honky-tonks
Shattered dreams and broken hearts for me
It’s swingin’ doors and saw dust floors
And she don’t love me anymore
No ‘Dear John’ note was wrote
For me or my misery
So hide the pain and suffering
And drink away her memory
The hardest part ‘bout bein’ here
Ain’t the smoke or cold can beer
And it ain’t the band who sings the songs
We used to dance to all night long
It’s the thought of her tender touch
Her warm embrace I miss so much
But lonely ain’t no way to be
So I drink away her memory
I had a chance to let her know
But my pride wouldn’t let me go to her
‘Cause she’s the one who left me here
To waller in the bourbon and the beer
And if I could you know I would
Be the man I outta be
But there’s too much beer and too much smoke
Too much coke and whiskey
Yea lonely ain’t no way to be
So I drink away her memory
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As I walk through the valley I hear a voice on high
Tellin’ me not to worry ‘bout the burdens of this life
‘Cause you cain’t take it with you and you ain’t gonna get it right
If your soul is full of sorrow and your heart is dark as night
Chorus
Don’t let the devil drag you down
Don’t let him run you ‘round
Don’t even let him in, he ain’t no kind of friend
Don’t let the devil drag you down
‘Cause he will call and he will catch you
He’ll tempt you with all his might
And if you fall know I’m with you
Just look for me in the light
So let that light shine on you
Let it shine through the cold dark night
And when you wake in the mornin’
I’ll be right there by your side
Don’t let the devil drag you down
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You Are There
03:22
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It ain’t about the money
Or the guitars honey
But I sure need you
‘Cause in the mornin’
When the clouds are formin’
And I don’t know what to do
Chorus
You are there for me
In my time of need
When nothin’ is what it seems
You are there for me
You are there
When the honky-tonkin’
And beer joint rockin’
Like to do me in
And nothin’s workin’
But another burden
And I’ve lost my will again
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Give me heart to anyone if they understood
How to keep me from fallin’ for that honky-tonk girl
But it might be the way I am or it might be the world
I don’t know
Chorus
It gets harder everyday on that train
Ninety miles an hour in a locked down cage
Thought I was sittin’ on Jesus’ knee
But it was just a warm barstool and a honky-tonk queen
I can be a devil or a saint
When you’re down here trying to fool someone into thinkin’ you’re somethin’ you ain’t
So won’t you be good Tanya told you I am not that strong
To watch you walk in here all alone, you got your pretty little red dress on
Just for me
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6. |
Don't Wanna Be Your Baby
03:31
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Chorus
But I don’t wanna be your baby
No I don’t wanna be your baby
No I don’t wanna be your baby
No I don’t even wanna be your friend
We’re down at the ‘ole honky-tonk
Yea we’re down at the ‘ole honky-tonk
And the band is playing their best song
Yea we’re down at the ‘ole honky tonk
Well we only got tonight
Yea we only got tonight
‘Cause I gotta be at work by nine
Yea we only got tonight
Well baby it ain’t what you think
Yea baby it ain’t what you think
Now maybe you’ve had too much to drink
Yea baby it ain’t what you think
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7. |
Do Me Fine
03:05
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Well tell me what good would it do?
To live a life not lovin’ you
When you’re everything I’ll ever need
And my kind of company
Chorus
‘Cause I’m as high as I can be
See it’s all over me
Can’t believe you are mine
Girl you do me fine
And when I’m down on being blue
No one can comfort me like you
Worry not when you’re with me
You’ll never be left lonely
Can’t believe you are mine
Girl you do me fine
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8. |
Get Over You
04:04
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Shake me and break me and do with me what you will
You’re high on a mountain while I’m pushing up a hill
I come from the bottom but I ain’t goin’ down again
You can meet me in the morning dew
Or catch me ‘neath a country moon
But I’ll get over you
So strip me and whip me and make me beg you to live
I’d offer my soul but you know it ain’t mine to give
Your kingdom is cunning but nothing is without end
You can meet me in the mornin’ dew
Or catch me ‘neath a country moon
But I’ll get over you
So pill me and still me and fill me full of your lies
But there is no hiding the willful deceit in your eyes
Cause’ I ain’t the one who’ll turn and run from you
You can meet me in the mornin’ dew
Or catch me ‘neath a country moon
But I’ll get over you
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9. |
Streets of Gold
04:17
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I’ve got a plan, don’t you understand
Gonna leave this place today
It’s hard on us just keepin’ up
There ain’t no easy way
Chorus
I have a dream for you and me
To walk on them streets of gold
It may rain and it may snow
But baby we gotta go
Look around and hear the sound
Of our people they’re proud and poor
Tired of trying and crying for crumbs
And fighting for nothing but war
Is there no peace, no harmony
Left in this wretched world?
Maybe it does in Heaven above
But its hell on you and me girl
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Shawn Nelson Austin
Shawn Nelson is a songwriter, musician and singer based in Austin who has been performing and making records for over a
decade. The Austin Chronicle named his 2011's San Juan Street "one of the best country albums of the year."
Shawn and the group of string band pickers have recorded a live studio album slated to be released in the Fall of 2016 marking Shawn's 9th independent release.
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