Whiskeytown

Hard Luck Story

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Well I was thinking that I should of
But I didn't ever leave you
But baby I'm leaving tonight
And there's a trucker drinking coffee in the station who can give me a ride
Well I was thinking about heading down to Mobile, Alabama
And that was just last Saturday night
Well I can leave you if I wanna, little baby
And I'm gonna tonight
Cause I got a bucket full of tears
And a hard luck story
There's a bad moon rising behind
And I swore it to your daddy that I loved you
But I changed my mind
Well I'm a fast talking, hell raising, son of a bitch
And I'm a sinner and I know how to fight
And I can leave you if I wanna, little baby
And I'm gonna tonight
Cause I got a bucket full of tears
And a hard luck story
And there's a bad moon rising behind
And I swore it to your daddy that I loved you
But I changed my mind
Well I'm a fast talking, hell raising, son of a bitch
And I'm a sinner and I know how to fight
Cause I can leave you if I wanna, little baby
And I'm gonna tonight
Well I was sitting
I was drinking on a barstool
Thinking how true love could come as a lie
And I never should have left you
But I had to
And I'll bet you there's a man there with you tonight
And I swore it to your daddy that I missed you
But I didn't
If I came back it wouldn't be right
Cause I can leave you if I wanna, little baby
And I'm gonna tonight

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peepeehead On Mar 20, 2006

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by muzakgeek

19y ago

Ryan Adams' pulls off this honky-tonk style tune about a man who gets burned by his lover one too many times, and finally leaves decides to leave her – Only to regret doing so… even though he knows she's probably already moved on to her next victim. This song would be at home in any trucker's CD collection.

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