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Songs For My Friends (April 23, 2023)

by Grandpa Rufus

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PTW 02:08
Pay the whore now Dinner is served Everybody's horny in my world It's hard to get there Save your time 4 in the morning I've been lonely Save the poor man Death by living Giving up somethin' Take it or leave it Feeling like a door man West of the mornin' Now that the day is done Come and save me Be a stoner go for it Obey your heart A seagull in a forest With a bitchin' ole tone Saved by the lord ya Doing my best If this is living In hell I'll rest
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the only thing I know for certain is I don't know what to say it's a road that leads us nowhere but we got to find our way can we even call this livin' when we live in misery lets call it what it is girl time to find new company I've been stuck here for an hour So i guess I'm runnin' late But i stopped to smell the flowers Tryin' to keep my head on straight i know you have your reasons Cause i know that I got mine We used to laugh for hours Now its all a waste of time But i will always love you Cause you meant so much to me But its time for you to dance girl And you're out of step with me I've been stuck here for an hour So i guess I'm runnin' late But i stopped to smell the flowers Tryin' to keep my head on straight I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, but they just got in my way It might be a sunny day in Boston, but that's still cold for LA
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Windy Day 01:40
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Sitting on the front porch, just trying to unwind Crack open that bottle, and I start to lose my mind Up walks a tail man, like you've never seen Eyes of a wizard, and a voice like gasoline All we need is love, and a little magic What do I call you, said his name was Fred Been searching for so long, for a jam that never ends Busted out his six string, a funky little strat Took a drink of my finest, said it's time to respect the rat All we need is love, and a little magic Headed over to Tokyo, up and down Japan Cruised on over to China, and across the desert sands Sailed every ocean, took the ladies by the hand I'm here to tell you boy, he's a legend in this land All we need is love, and a little magic
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A good friend will help you laugh through your mistakes An honest friend guides you when the world raises stakes let your heroes be proud of whatever it takes to shine like a diamond with your beauty opaque An old man he lingers in memories long gone Tomorrow he'll try to find his way home The pain of each step was his burden to bare gave all of his heart, with nothing to spare For tomorrow may never come to your doorstep And today might leave without saying goodbye Don't run from the problems that nature may give you Life is worth living just to see you smile. 10 Days to Run, with no days to hide we'd run through the hills with time on our side But the past has grown steady, the future it lies For it was you that I wanted, since the waters had tides
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she said, "meet me friday evenin'" she sounded different on the phone At a diner table on Beale Street That's when she told me, I'm alone You could have told me in a letter You could have left without a trace you had to tell me in person To see the pain upon my face Well if you walk away my darlin it's the last you'll see of me cause I'll be heading out of Memphis as far as I can from Tennessee the music keeps playing down on Beale Street I know the leaves will keep turnin' green so if You find your way to Memphis ain't no one cryin there but me
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Uncle Sam, don't like my way got more bills, than time to pay it's a different situation, with your chips cashed in but it's roadblocks and ditches, dancing a dead man's jig drinking hard since half past two ain't nothing like her, no ballpark view a perfect combination, when you show your hand but it's roadblocks and ditches, dancing a dead man's jig don't you believe it, tired as the dead when everything's been done and said play your best game, try to find your way but it's roadblocks and ditches, dancing a dead man's jig
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The Letter 04:15
I just read your letter telling me we're through I guess what we had together was not enough for you but now I feel so empty empty without you And I'm not sure what's gonna help me Help me make it through didn't I say I love you and don't you know I care but now I need a reason a reason you're not here Didn't I say I'd be your man And you know that its true but now I find myself alone again still in love with you now the sun sets upon me as your love begins to fade I would have given you forever if you would only stay But now i wake up lonely in the bed we used to share just let me make love to you baby and show you i still care Didn't I say I'd be your man And you know that its true but now I find myself alone again still in love with you

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Recorded live on TikTok one fine Sunday... April 23rd, 2023 at 8:31 AM to be exact. I have been wanting to release music as honest as I can make it. As a singer-songwriter, I only wish to share my stories, and I feel live recordings are the purest form of that. I am going to put out live recordings in honor of all my friends that have supported me along the way.


*The release on streaming services will include a cover of "Good Hearted Woman" from Waylon and Willie and "Star Stuff" from Shep Gold

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released May 11, 2023

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Singer-Songwriter from Southern California, Classic Country Influenced with a heaping of Rock n Roll. Making some songs about my life's journey

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