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HAND-ME-DOWN HEARTACHES 042010 - EUREKA

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In the corner stands a guitar that plays only sad songs
Give me when a friend lost his wife
And this fine leather jacket came in a package
The day after he took his own life
In a bar down in Austin, he was drinkin’ and boastin’
This ring, his new sweetheart’s would be
But a day or two later, he just said, “Here, Taylor…”
And he handed that diamond to me.
Now, I couldn’t wear it so I thought I would share it
With someone who’d do me no wrong
And, here, ten years later I’ve gone from singer to waiter
And all it’s been worth is a song

Hand-me-down heartaches and left-over love
I thought his loss was my gain
Hand-me-down heartaches and left-over love
What would life be without rain

Well, the things I’ve been offered would fill up a trailer
The heart aches just drive people wild.
The hats and belt buckles, they all just spell trouble
In fact, I was once offered a child.
So, I’m having a yard sale and there’ll be no hard sell
There’s plenty, so don’t push and shove
The prices are right so line up and don’t fight

For hand-me-down heart aches and left-over love
What would life be without rain
Hand-me-down heart aches and left-over love
Why not let my loss be your gain…

(C) 2010 Royal T Music

Guest said

Jimmy, this song reminds me, what great lyrics you can slip into your songs/albums! AND I had forgotten how much I like this song/album. Thanks for reminding me about it. JQ

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Rhonie said

this is a well crafted piece

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Rhonie said

love the sound of this one

Guest said

And a fave from me, what a great song.

Guest said

Great tune.

Guest said

Nice work JMT!

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