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Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's

Born: 1954 in Meridian, MS

Influences

Bob Dylan, John Prine

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"Grand Central Station, March *** *****

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Grand Central station, wheels and it deals
The crowds rush and scramble
Round past the new stands an...

"January ****** *****

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Plane comes down on the old runway
Home again for a week I'll stay
Hanging out like I used to do
I h...

Any Old Time

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Oh ley-he-he-he, ah-le-oh-lay-he-he-he
D'yo-del-ay-he-he, d'yo-del-ay-hee...

Baby

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The world is new in your newborn eyes
You got no shame and you tell no lies
Your slate is clean and...

Baby, Don't

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I got mad, wasn't cool
Had a grip on myself but I lasted like one big boot
I can make it, if I must...

Ben Dewberry's Final Run

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Ben Dewberry was a brave engineer
He told his fireman don't you ever fear
All I want is the water an...

Big City Cat

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Buildings an' people down under the skies
I walk down the street lookin' out through my eyes
I'm get...

Born Too Late

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Saddle up that old gray mare for me
I wanna ride until these eyes of mine can't see
I never really f...

Complications

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Complications, complication going down
Complication in your life time
Complication all around, once...

Gambling Barroom Blues

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I went down to the corner, just to meet my gal
I found her standing on the sidewalk, talking to my p...

Goin' Down to Laurel

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Well everybody here, seems to like to laugh
Look at Johnny jivin' across the floor
He can play the f...

Goin' down to Laurel

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Well everybody here seems to like to laugh
Look at Johnny jivin' across the floor
He can play the fo...

I Blinked Once

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Childhood often seemed a pain to me
So hard waiting to be grown
Childhood climbed up in a white oak...

I Don't Know

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I don't know what you're tryna do
I don't know what's on your mind
I can't see just what's come over...

I'm in Love

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Share it, it�s in your soul so bear it
It�s on your sleeve so wear it
And wave it wide and high...

I'm in Love With You

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Pick me up, shake me out
And hang me on the line
I'm a fool for you...

It Isn't Gonna Be That Way

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You've traveled so far, the wind in your face
You're thinking you've found the one special place
Whe...

Love Is All Around

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I feel it in my fingers
I feel it in my toes
Love is all around me
And so the feeling grows...

Make It All so Real

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Take your seat in the table
Watch the cabaret fill
Ted came down for the singer
He saw the name on t...

Mexico

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Sometimes I'm so weary
Sometimes I'm so low
If not for your sweet love
I think I would move to Mexic...

Miss The Mississippi and You

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I'm growing tired of the big city lights
Tired of the glamor, tired of the size
I'm alway dreaming o...

My Carolina Sunshine Girl

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Moon, moon I can see you sinking low
You make me think of the sweetheart, a little girl that I love...

My Rough and Rowdy Ways

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For years and years I've rambled
I drank my wine and gambled
But one day I thought I would settle do...

New Working Day

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Daybreak has beautifully broken
Boy, what a weird look of roots
Pressure like this you might not eve...

On the Streets of This Town

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I'll lock myself away and not face one more day
On the streets of this town
And all I've got to lose...

Responsibility

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Poor ole surrender Mimosa
Finally burnt out by the sun
I feel pretty burnt out myself
When the long,...

Romeo's Tune

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Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say every thing's okay
Bring me southern kisses fro...

Sadly Sorta Like a Soap Opera

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The walls closin' around you and he won't be home tonight
He's out somewhere and gamblin' and perhap...

Say Goodbye to Little Jo

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Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose now let her go
And she'll be leavin' while the sun...

Schoolgirl

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School girl won't you talk to me?
Show a little hospitality?
I'm a lonesome stranger in your college...

Search Your Heart

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The world is too much with you all of the time
You got no space for grace inside of your mind
Someth...

Settle Down

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If I seem a little crazy well it's just because I am
But that ain't no call to talk behind my back
S...

Song for Katrina

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You sure looked good, bound for Shilburn Town
Tryin' to drive that car while the rain came down
And...

Starstruck

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Baby, you don't know what you're saying
Because you're a victim of bright city lights
And your mind...

Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast

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Here's to all you, all you lucky dogs, it's heads or tails
Here's to all you filthy rich, I wish you...

Sweet Little ***

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Now I'm a pretty big man around this town
I got me the hottest little Chevy around
My sweet little *...

The American in Me

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I need me a destination
I ain't the kinda cat's gon'
Just jump in his car and drive
I'm usin' my tra...

The Darktown Strutter's Ball

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I'll be down to get you in a taxi, honey
Better be ready about half past eight
Ooh, honey, don't be...

The Oil Song

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"Oh the engine's gone dead," cried the men who work there
And she passed up the dock on the wide Del...

The Sweet Love That You Give

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Well, the road seems so long before me
I'm feeling confused and hungry
Dark clouds are blocking moon...

Thinkin'

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Don't go thinkin' and thinkin' and thinkin'
Thinkin' so much till you're stranded behind
Don't keep...

Tonight I Feel so Far away from Home

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Standin' on the corner, waiting for the snow
Wishin' I was a little warmer, wondering where to go
I...

Wait

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Wait till the snow falls down on the doorstep
Wait till the branches make cracks on the sky
Wind at...

What Kinda Guy?

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What kinda guy am I really am?
I love some turkey but I don't eat lamb
No sweet potato but I do like...

When the Sun Shines

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Down comes the pounding rain
And dark are the skies up above me
But you'll be mine when the sun shin...

Why Should I Be Lonely

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Oh, the moon lights so bright makes me lonely tonight
Everything seems to make me feel blue here
I'm...

Ya Ya (Next to Me)

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Hey, what's a boy to do, ya, ya?
What's a boy to do, baby?
What's a boy to do?
I wanna be with you,...

You Cannot Win 'Em All

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You've got a lotta detail in your life, of late you find
Hey, now that you got kids, well, things lo...

You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play

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I was sittin' by the road, my head in a cloud
Wishin' that I had some wings
Wishin' for a scooter, w...