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Bluegrass Cats

from Songs Still Sing by Aaron Kelly Band

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I can’t pick as fast as those bluegrass cats
I’ve got an apprehensive, slow right-hand
Too many words or maybe not enough nerve
It’s surprising for as blue as I am

O’er yonder stands Little Junie
On a pink ukulele in May
And the way she asks if we can sing another song
Leaves me smiling with nothing to say

Rolling thunder, driving rain
Woke up in the morning to
The sound of you forgetting my first name
Hey hey, roll on
Buddy, I’m still here, but you are gone

Where were you last Friday night
When we were double booked in Bowling Green
I saw myself out and found a spot on the ground
To sing “Paradise” without being seen

Friends came fast like three-legged cats
Hopping fences on Halloween night
Picking and grinning with a litter of kittens
Finding answers in a bottle of rye

Rolling thunder, driving rain
Woke up in the morning to
The sound of you forgetting my first name
Hey hey, roll on
Buddy, I’m still here, but you are gone

Now I’m limping thru the Bible Belt
Anxious as I’ve ever felt
Getting good at questioning myself
I lost my shoes on a riverbank
I never wear ‘em anyway
I know how much these weathered souls can take

But I can’t pick as fast as those bluegrass Cats
I’ve got a contemplate slow right hand
Too many words or maybe not enough nerve
I guess that’s a-just the way that I am

Rolling thunder, driving rain
Woke up in the morning to
The sound of this sweet, sweet refrain
Hey hey, roll on
Buddy, I’m still here
The future is unclear
Buddy, I'm still here
But you are gone

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from Songs Still Sing, released September 23, 2022

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