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Poverty Blues
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Photo by pedrosales at flickr.com. A worktape for jy friend Joe Wrabek. Here it is Joe...come and get it! I wrote and recorded this in about half an hour.
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Alan D. David. Songwriter and performer in various musical genres. By trade, I am a lead guitarist. But, in recent years I have become more of a songwriter/comp
For over 40 years I played lead guitar and did back-up vocals in various country bands. It has been one of the greatest thrills of my life. But, these days I stay at home and compose songs, both lyrics and music. My writing style is much broader than just country music. I also write southern rock, a little blues, lots of smooth jazz and movie themes and even some latin music. I have been writing for about 20 years and hope to for quite a few more years.
Song Info
Genre
Blues • Blues General
Charts
Peak #87
Peak in subgenre #23
Author
Alan D. David, BMI
Rights
2009 Alan D. David, BMI
Uploaded
October 15, 2009
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MP3 2.9 MB • 128 kbps • 3:12
Story behind the song
My friend Joe needed a song about the recession for a benefit he might be playing soon, so I wrote this one for Joe.
Lyrics
Poverty Blues CHORUS Now Ia€™m flat broke, got no money at all If dollars were inches Ia€™d wouldna€™t be a foot tall This recession has finally got to me Got no greenbacks, got no credit Lord, ita€™ll kill ya if ya let it Another step up and Ia€™ll be gettinga€™ close to poverty (v1) They say that money cana€™t buy happiness And perhaps that just might be But being broke can buy a whole lot of misery (v2) Ia€™m as broke as this society And my troubles dona€™t seem to be leavina€™ Ia€™d have to borrow twenty bucks to get back to even CHORUS (v3) They came and took my car last week But ya know, thata€™s just okay I couldna€™t afford to buy gas for it anyway (v4) They say the meek shall inherit the earth I hope thata€™s not a big mistake Cuz if ita€™s true Ia€™m gonna own a lot of real estate Repeat Chorus Twice Tag Ia€™m looking up and admiring poverty Out © 2009, Alan D. David, BMI
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