Bluesy and soulful, this is a hard-luck song from a hard-lovin' man.
Hardley Parton Brings you his CD/EP
'Hardley Parton : Partly Hardened'
Solo work on tenor guitar and vocals.
Hardley Parton (formerly of The Turkies Dunn)strikes out on his own with the EP/CD:'Hardley Parton - Partly Hardened'
Story behind the song
The music for this song had been going through my head for years, I played through it many times but couldn't FIND the words until after I LOST the woman, then bit by bit the pieces began to fit.
Lyrics
I sent a letter last Thursday, you returned it un-opened
I can't wrap my mind around the words that were spoken
The kiss that you left me with was some kind of token
Ever since yer gone, babe my heart has been broken
I know deep inside I shouldn't take it so hard but I can't get you out of my mind
And I can't seem to get myself
off of this ol'barstool...
There's no justification for the way that I'm feelin'
Even though I'm drinkin' my mind is still reelin'
I wish there was some kinda rhyme to my reason
Maybe it's your timin' maybe it's the season
But I can't help but feelin' that you could still love me if only I could show you my mind
But I can't seem to get myself
off of this ol'barstool...
A part of me is sayin' I shoyld just play it cool,
A part of me knows that I been play'd for a fool,
The rest of my is wishin' that I could drink you out of my mind
It seems so absurd, your only two states away,
If you gave me the word I could be on the next train,
Though I don't know if I could make the station on time
'Cause I can't seem to get myself
off of this ol'barstool...
The bartender's called time, I don't feel like leavin'
My glass is 'half empty', I still feel like grievin'
The bar clock is fast, but time is still creepin'
There's a tear in my beer, I still feel like weepin'!
I called at two-thirty, I been drinkin' since three
If you got the messege then you'd know where to reach me,
And I didn't plan on sittin' here drinkin' all night
I know deep inside I shouldn't take it so hard
If you'd just tell me why, I'd try to make a new start
But a wasted heart- it ain't no better than a wasted mind
And I can't seem to get myself
off of this ol'bar-
I can't seem to get myself
off of this ol'bar-
Baby, won't cha come and get me
off of this ol'barstooooool.
