A country 2-step that I can hear being sung by either Johnny Cash or Jeff Tweedy.
Written by: Todd Leiter-Weintraub
Recorded and mixed by: John Swamy, October, 2017
©2017 Todd Leiter-Weintraub
Acoustic guitar and vocals: Todd Leiter-Weintraub
Guitar solo: Laddie Peknik
Bass: Steve Siculan
Drums: David Kling
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One of those songs that just came tumbling out of me, music, lyrics, and all, in just as long as it took for me to write it all down. That's how you know it's a good one.
I'm particularly proud of my backing vocals on this.
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1.
I put on my outside smile
As I step out the front door
And I’ll admit that it’s been harder
But I won’t say a whole lot more
If you felt the things I’m feeling
If you saw the things I saw
You would let me throw my cards out
Then let me draw, draw, draw, draw, draw
2.
I smile through the morning
And I grimace through the day
And I’ll answer all your questions
But I won’t have much to say
If you felt the things I’m feeling
If you knew the things I know
Please don’t read too much in to it
Just let it go, go, go, go, go
(bridge/solo)
3.
These things I carry on my shoulders
They fit underneath my shirt
And they say it will make me stronger
But they don’t say how much it hurts
If you felt the things I’m feeling
You just might never want to feel
If you lived the life I’m living
It’d make you reel, reel, reel, reel, reel
If you knew the things I’m knowing
There’s things you’d never want to know
But please don’t read too much in to it
Just let it go, go, go, go, go
Let it go…
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