From the recording Sad Songs For Stay At Home Dads
Neil Gregory Johnson | Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Brett Brooks | Bass
Thomas Whiteside | Percussion
Michael Mendenhall | Keys
Todd Clinesmith | Lap Steel Guitar
Produced and Engineered By Bart Budwig
at Ba Gua Recording Studio in Roseburg, Oregon.
Mastered By George Nardo
at Luna Recording Studios in Tucson, Arizona.
Lyrics and music composed by Neil Gregory Johnson
All Rights Reserved By Neil Gregory Johnson 2022
Lyrics
Well, there was tears
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There was whiskey
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There was tired eyes from cryin'
and a tired mind from tryin'
and a smile to hide away a frown
There was a bar stool
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There was a drunk fool
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Broken up for nothing more than a dream that we could not afford
Now I'm wasted on another pay check
I've got a lot to do
To keep myself from missing you
Nights turn to days and blue skies turn to grey
And tear drops fall for your memory
And I've got a lot to do
Well to keep myself from missing you
And I stumble home
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To a broken home
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And dreams belong to this address
But the constant need to progress
To another place we both didn't want to go
And I'm lonesome
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And I'm thirsty
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And If I could see the sacred signs that could ease my trouble mind
And point me to the love I need tonight
I've got a lot to do
To keep myself from missing you
Nights turn to days and blue skies turn to grey
And tear drops fall for your memory
And I've got a lot to do
Well to keep myself from missing you
To keep myself from missing you