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Lonesome Daddy Blues

from Too Late to Panic by John Lyle

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Lonesome Daddy Blues

Every day of the week might as well be blue Monday
Every pot of gold might as well be a barrel of rain
Every sunbeam might as well be a shadow, until you’re in my arms again

You’re seeing in me what you found in him
But I ain’t guilty of nothin’ but being your friend
I’m like a pauper at the wrong end of the rainbow
With those lonesome daddy blues

Every smile might as well be a death mask
Every ribbon might as well be a chain
Every tomorrow might as well be yesterday until you’re in my arms again

You’re seeing in me what you found in him
But I ain’t guilty of nothin’, but being your friend
I’m like a pauper at the wrong end of the rainbow
With those lonesome daddy blues

Got the lonesome daddy blues,
From the top of my head to the bottom of my shoes
Got the lonesome daddy blues
Have some, buddy, I got more than I can use

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from Too Late to Panic, released October 10, 2000
John Lyle- vocal & electric guitar.
John Murray- electric guitar, bass, drums & keyboard.

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John Lyle Sechelt, British Columbia

The lyrics for most of the songs appearing in these albums are available in book form: "The Kindest Lies: the Lyrics of John Lyle", published by Leaky Boot Press (June 28, 2013).

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