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C&W (2019)

by Greg Klyma

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I've got coffee, got weed Everything that I need Who needs you? I've got a new attitude And a room with a view Who needs you? Anyone who ever fell Has a tale to tell Indeed, I do Mine started with a kiss And it ended like this Who needs you? You were over the rainbow I never believed I'd get over you Somehow I found a way Anyone who ever fell Has a tale to tell Indeed, I do I've got coffee, got weed Everything that I need Who needs you? Who needs you
2.
Time waits for no man Neither does she She could have any man she wants in Tennessee She's been getting her own way since she was seventeen Davidson county beauty queen I drove up from Texas In a dusty truck wearing my cowboy hat I pointed her out to the man at the fillin' station I said, "Mister, who is that?" He said, "She's been getting her own way since she was seventeen Davidson county beauty queen" I parked my truck She smiled at me Isn't that just my luck, my first time in Tennessee She's been getting her own way since she was seventeen Davidson county beauty queen I wondered what she wanted She did not make me wait She told me she liked my truck Asked about my Texas plates Time waits for no man Neither does she Before I introduced myself she had my keys She's been getting her own way since she was seventeen Davidson county beauty queen She's been getting her own way since she was seventeen Davidson county beauty queen Davidson county beauty queen It's 800 miles from the Cumberland River back to Barton Springs 800 miles from the Cumberland River back to Barton Springs 800 miles from the Cumberland River 800 miles from the Cumberland River 800 miles from the Cumberland River
3.
Summer day, learning a game with the man who gave my daddy his name across the board in a memory I jumped him, he jumped me. Black and red. Crown a king. My first try was a victory. He smiled and said, "Take it from me, it ain't always gonna be that easy. If you're thinkin' it will, better think again." Just 'cause you win, doesn't mean losing ain't around the bend And winning may not mean what you think it does Chalk this up to beginner's luck Summer day, different game. Asked my gal if she'd take my name. She said yes through her smilin' tears. Told granddaddy how I'd won her love. Wondered if we'd make it when the times got tough. "How have you done it all these years?" He smiled and said, "Take it from me, it ain't always gonna be that easy. If you're thinkin' it will, better think again." When you begin you never know what's comin' around the bend It doesn't always work like you think it does There's times when you laugh, times when you fight And son, if I'm hearing you right, you wanna know How did I find someone I could always love Chalk it up to beginner's luck
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Superstar 03:25
She didn't like taking music in school Teacher made 'er feel like a fool Being forced to sing in chorus left a scar She says she's a superstar when she's in her car Says I love this one and turns it up Anyone can see through her windows She's got it bad and she can't get enough Oh, she don't like to sing with the crowd hanging out at the bar She loves singing alone in her car We sometimes go for a ride She sits quiet on the passenger side You can bet she ain't gonna let down her guard But she says she's a superstar when she's in her car Says I love this one and turns it up Anyone can see through her windows She's got it bad and she can't get enough Oh, she don't like to sing with the crowd hanging out at the bar She loves singing alone in her car She's a superstar She knows all the words to her favorite songs She's in the groove when she's on the move With nothing to prove to no one She says she's a superstar when she's in her car Says I love this one and turns it up Anyone can see through her windows She's got it bad and she can't get enough No, she don't like to sing with the crowd hanging out at the bar Karaoke night is not in the cards She says she's a superstar when she's in her car Says I love this one and turns it up Anyone can see through her windows She's got it bad and she can't get enough No, she don't like to sing with the crowd hanging out at the bar She loves singing alone in her car She's a superstar
5.
Why I Oughta 03:32
Why I oughta drink more water I ain't had near as much as I should Bartender don't you think You could put a little water in my drink 'Cause the whiskey makes the water taste so good Last night, I got in at 4am And tonight, I'll be going out again I've been sleeping like a log Waking up in a fog I'm gonna take some good advice from a friend She said I oughta drink more water I ain't had near as much as I should Bartender don't you think You could put a little water in my drink 'Cause the whiskey makes the water taste so good Here of late I've been blackin' out Asked the doc, "What could that all be about?" He told me I'm a fool As he turned on his barstool Spoke out of the corner of his mouth He said I oughta drink more water I ain't had near as much as I should Bartender don't you think You could put a little water in my drink 'Cause the whiskey makes the water taste so good Now the moral of the story is I need help 'Cause down at the bar I'm not allowed to help myself I've got a thirst I need to quench, y'all And hydration is essential Fill my glass, let's raise a toast to my health Yeah, I oughta drink more water I ain't had near as much as I should Bartender don't you think You could put a little water in my drink 'Cause the whiskey makes the water taste so good
6.
You really had me under your spell You put the over in lover We had an attraction till you took away the action You put the over in lover I was so blinded by your charm I couldn't see the harm You were my number one, now who's the number one You put the over in lover You put the go in gone, you are the going one Who put the over in lover You had me on a string, but hey, you didn't want that ring You put the over in lover When I saw yes in your eyes How could I know just how you'd cut me down to sighs You were my one and only, now I'm alone and lonely You put the over in lover You put the over in lover
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Crazy 04:00
8.
The Distance 03:24
I'm looking back from a distance We never had a chance You won't see me out tonight lookin' for a new romance I'm trying to get some distance Love is a long and rocky road I've traveled on it long enough to know Now I'm on the road back to happiness And I'm gonna go the distance Oh, the pain of loving you All the changes I've been through You won't see me out tonight looking for a new romance I'm trying to get some distance I'm living for the day your memory goes away When they lay me down here's what my gravestone oughta say... I'm looking back from a distance We never had a chance You won't see me out tonight lookin' for a new romance I'm trying to get some distance I'm looking back from a distance

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BOSTON.COM ranks 'C&W' among this year’s top 10 rock albums

www.boston.com/culture/music/2019/12/18/top-10-rock-albums-from-boston-artists-2019

‘C&W,’ Greg Klyma

“C&W” — it stands (naturally) for “Coffee and Weed,” the album’s sardonic opening track — due out Dec. 20, is amazingly the Boston country-folk-rocker’s third album this year, and it’s a doozy. A touching and funny old-fashioned country and western collection, it’s full of twangy slide guitar, winkingly sad stories, and no shortage of memorable women, from the imperious “Davidson County Beauty Queen” who “could have any man she wants in Tennessee” to the “Superstar” who “likes singin’ alone in her car.”

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released December 20, 2019

Greg Klyma - acoustic guitar and vocals
Paul Dilley - upright and electric bass, harmonies on "Why I Oughta" and organ on "Crazy"
David Andrew Moore - drums
Melanie Brulee - harmonies
Susan Cattaneo - harmonies
Andy Santospago - lap and pedal steel
Duke Levine - electric guitar

Recorded and Mixed by Dave Westner

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Greg Klyma Arlington, Massachusetts

American songwriter, Greg Klyma is a purveyor of old school country and rock music. Influences include Tom Petty, Steve Earle, Bon Scott-era AC/DC, and Willie Nelson. If lyrics and melody take center stage in your musical world, welcome home!

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