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Brand New Kind of Actress Lyrics

You said you'd heard of me so why are you so afraid?
Some minor changes made
You'll miss the big parade
Another filthy day, another Hollywood sign
You missed the caution line and you just walked right in

There's a body there, somebody you once knew
He took a liking to your conversation cues
The way you cut your hair the time you did it yourself
Your lack of hired help, the way you fit right in

You're a brand-new kind of actress
You're a brand-new kind of actress
You're the same old stubborn waitress, baby
You're a brand-new kind of actress

You swim the other way, you put your seed upstream
So many hopes and dreams, so many in-betweens
Your new reality, just make yourself at home
He's always watching me
He's never been alone

So you just walked right in

You're a brand-new kind of actress
You're a brand-new kind of actress
You're the same old stubborn waitress, baby
You're a brand-new kind of actress

You little greasy guy, I don't care what you did in 1965 before the wife and kid
I'll leave my jacket on
So sorry I can't stay
Just put the piece away

Put the piece away
Just let me call a cab
We'll go our separate ways, we'll go our separate ways
Just put the piece away
I don't care what you did back in younger days
Just put the piece away

I’m a brand-new kind of actress
I’m a brand-new kind of actress
I’m the same old stubborn waitress, baby
I’m a brand-new kind of actress
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Cover art for Brand New Kind of Actress lyrics by Jason Isbell

It's obviously a comment on or about the Phil Spector/Lana Clarkson shooting. I think it's carried well and showing Clarkson's point of voice works nicely for this song. It carries a similar feel and sound to what he did in DBT, but with much more of his personality.

@DustyMurphy I came here to post just that...13 years later. ;)

 
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