The Girl at the Mike (a song for Jim Colyer and Annie Bushmeyer)

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  1. David Halitsky's Avatar

    David Halitsky said:

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    The Girl at the Mike (a song for Jim Colyer and Annie Bushmeyer)

    I think Jim and Annie might get a kick out of this song, cause seein how they're familiar with the Nashville scene, I guarantee they personally know of at least one girl who this song could be about.

    Oh yeah - one other thing - the song mentions "The Tennessee Waltz", and the younger crowd here may not know that this is the title of one of the all-time country classics:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ek3eCbfqp0


    The Girl at the Mike

    V1:
    She came here to Nashville
    like all of them do,
    dreamin the same dream
    they haven't thought thru.
    But she had the looks
    and a pretty good sound,
    so I let her sing three week-day
    nights in the lounge

    Chorus:
    Well she ain't to blame,
    no, it ain't her fault -
    she just got tired
    of the Tennessee Waltz.
    Yeah she just lost patience
    with her so-called agents
    Cause there's some in this town
    who'll just waltz you around.

    V2:
    So one night this stranger
    walks into the bar,
    tells her he's ready
    to make her a star.
    Well she told him right-off
    she had heard it before,
    but soon after last-call,
    they stroll out the door.

    Chorus

    V3:
    Well about once a month now,
    she'll sometimes drop by,
    leaves her driver asleep
    in the limo outside.
    She tells me to mix her
    whatever I like,
    and she never looks once
    toward the girl at the mike.

    Chorus and out
    Last edited by David Halitsky; 04-05-2015 at 06:44 PM.
     
  2. Jim Colyer's Avatar

    Jim Colyer said:

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    Great lyric, David. Yeah, they come here from all over the country. Most of them go back home. Some stay, marry and have kids. A few worm their way into the business. Very few get record deals.
    Jim Colyer Girl albums