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An Idea For A Country Song

from 'blongs' by Freddie Stevenson

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An Idea For A Country Song

In a big double bed she’s waking up
On the fancy side of town
Her tangled hair the colour
Of the sun going down

She grinds her own coffee beans
And pours herself a cup
Her sleep-kissed cheeks the colour
Of the sun coming up

As for me I roll out of bed
And light a cigarette
I’m fresh out of coffee
But there’s a drop of whisky left

I turn the dial on my radio
Until I land on the sound
Of Kris Kristofferson singing
Sunday Morning Coming Down

She’s left me she’s left me she’s gone
And when she left me she left me
With nothing but an idea for a country song

I met her on St. Catherine’s Day
When the carnival came to town
I knew right away she was the sun
My world would revolve around

She was paying for a ride on the Ferris wheel
When she dropped her change at her feet
She bent down to pick it up
I said please, allow me

Now the DJ says that was an old one
Sunday Morning Coming Down
And by the way, it’s St Catherine’s Day,
The carnivals back in town

And I’m still down on my hands and knees
Picking up change
To pay for a drop of whiskey
To get me through the day

She’s left me she’s left me she’s gone
And when she left me she left me
With nothing but an idea for a country song

(with Irakli Gaprindashvili)

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from 'blongs', released November 28, 2010

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Freddie Stevenson Glasgow, UK

Albums 'Body on the Line', 'All My Strange Companions', '50 Songs', 'The City Is King', 'The Brightening/The Darkening'. A Dirty Urchin of NYC. Co-writing and touring with the Waterboys. Lives in Scotland.

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