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Girl Like You

from Cold Town by Brian Straub

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about

I had a crush on a girl I knew when I briefly lived in Spain. She's American. Southern at that. Can you blame me? And a great singer. One night in my apt, I heard this couple going at it next door and this song was the result (for me, not them).

lyrics

Girl Like You © Brian Straub 9/15/00

Verse 1
The bed next door is creekin’ but that don’t bother me no
It’s just good to hear that somebody’s getting’ laid
At least I know that the world is still spinnin’ ‘round

Verse 2
And maybe someday I’ll quit dreamin’, learn to play this here guitar
It’s a far cry from the land of milk and honey
Maybe I’ll pluck a little bird like you right out of the sky

Chorus
‘cause it’s 3 o’clock in the morning and I’ve got you on my mind
my shoes are feelin’ way too big and the walls are much too close
and a girl like you will pass me by and move on down the line
to better things in time

Verse 3
I went to see the doctor and he told me what to do
I went to see the king he said the same thing to
Everybody’s telling me to find a girl who sings like you

Verse 4
I’m too tired to bang the walls too lazy to tie my shoes
And I’m too stubborn to sing the blues
So pick me up and dust me off and sing me a couple of tunes

Chorus

Instrumental Verse

Chorus

Tag last line 2 xs (“to better things in time)

credits

from Cold Town, released December 2, 2017
Brian Straub - writer, vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Ed Hodge - bass
Henry Mansfield - keyboard, drums
Geli Weurzner - fiddle
DeBORah Berg McCarthy - backing vocals

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From Baltimore to Seattle, I've been writing songs for over 30 years and have built up a body of work. My two previous bands, Armadillo Borealis and Secondhand Sunday, performed and recorded some of my songs that are represented here. This year (2016), I started Dog House Prayers and began documenting more of my songs through home recording. ... more

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