HAND-ME-DOWN HEARTACHES 042010 - EUREKA

James Michael Taylor

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