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Take It All The Same
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Take It All The Same
WRITTEN BY : BOOTLEG SLIM
I've got a poem in my brogues
a dream under my hat
a downtown alley roll-bones
sleeping like a rat
I drop a coin in the jukebox
hear the record play
take it easy but take it
all the same
I found a matchbox cure
I dial the number slow and hazy
her voice comes through so pure
asking, "where have you been lately?"
I say, "I can be anywhere
if you would name the place,"
take it easy but take it
all the same
With the lights down low
we share a joke, roll a smoke
with her hand in mine
she gets that look in her eyes
A whisper through a tin speaker
behind a barber shop
she says, "come on up
put your coat over the heater
help yourself to a Calvados
sit by the window,
look out at the rain
take it easy but take it
all the same
With the lights down low
we share a joke, roll a smoke
with her hand in mine
she gets that familiar look in her eyes
Black coffee, wireless news
hands shaking just to tie my shoes
I fix my hat to meet the day
I'm in bad need of a shave
standing in the doorway
smile on her face
take it easy but take it
all the same
take it easy - take it all the same
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(I ain't gonna play) Second Fiddle
WRITTEN BY : BOOTLEG SLIM
Listen woman
no I ain't
just gonna sit around and grieve
I've had enough now
pack up your stuff now
yes it's time for you to leave
I guess you thought that I
was pretty dumb
the way you're running around
town having your fun
I ain't gonna play your
second fiddle because
I'm used to playing lead
Yes you may
cook me dinner
but I'll be washing the plates
I guess it was your ambition
to be lead astray
little did I know
how you could misbehave
I guess you thought yourself
pretty clever
cashing all those
crooked cheques
I ain't gonna play your
second fiddle because
I'm used to playing lead
When I took you
to meet me Ma and Pa
my little sister said
son you've gone too far
woman I knew about your
wild ways
but you didn't have to go
and throw them in my face
I guess you thought that I
must have been blind
the way you've been
cheatin' on me all the time
I ain't gonna play your
second fiddle because
I'm used to playing lead
you're gonna be the one to weep
yes go and throw your head down and grieve
and when you begin to cry
don't go askin' me the reason why
I ain't gonna play your
second fiddle because
I'm used to playing lead
you've been jivin'
with the alley cats
all those feathers
you've got in your cap
but woman I'm no
jealous guy
I've just got a strong
idea on my mind
Yes we'll say goodbye
and you won't cross me again
just go and call on
one of your special friends
I ain't gonna play your
second fiddle because
I'm used to playing lead
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(You're) The Woman I Talk About
WRITTEN BY : BOOTLEG SLIM
When I get my head together
I'll write a love letter
send it in the first class post
this ain't a time for subtlety
I'll tell you confidentially
you're the one I love the most
remember the day we met
I was so fixed on you
let's get us together
figure out what to do
when I say there's a special lady
you can have no doubt
you're that woman
that I talk about
Don't accuse me of running away
you know I mean it
when I say I want to treat you right
when we're apart I miss ya
let me paint you the picture:
when we're near,
all I do is smile
when I'm bragging to the boys
about a girl I'd like to get to know
when I'm saving up my coins
for two tickets to the picture show
when I say there's a special lady
you can have no doubt
you're that woman
that I talk about
forget the gossip that ya heard
from all the jealous boys and girls
listen here, I just wanna shout
you're that woman
that I talk about
when I sing my songs all night
and I read dusty books by candle light
I can't seem to take my rest
I've got a fine bottle of wine
I'd like to share with you sometime
don't say you'd rather be someplace else
when my mind gets a-wandering
and nobody can hold me down
working in a factory
like a slave by the hour
when I say there's a special lady
you can have no doubt
you're that woman
that I talk about
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