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I Could Live With The Blues

from This Blue Before by Smiling Jack Smith

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Words and Music-Jack Smith, SOCAN

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I COULD LIVE WITH THE BLUES

I’ve always been a player, always on the stage
Singing songs of pain and pleasure to make my daily wage
People say that I’m a natural, we’ll just have to wait and see
I Could Live With The Blues
If the blues could live with me

Most folks say they’d like to try it, that it’s not at all like work
But every night at closing time there’s part of me that hurts
The blues goes on forever, it just won’t let me be
I Could Live With The Blues
If the blues could live with me

Like an old friend self-invited it’s the same recurring theme
The blues awaits with open arms to complicate my dreams
I’m a con who loves his prison, I don’t want to be free
I Could Live With The Blues
If the blues could live with me

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from This Blue Before, released December 20, 2006

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Smiling Jack Smith Madrid, Spain

Born in the States, lived in Canada for 20 years, this singer songwriter with a real affinity for roots and blues has been living in Spain for the last 22 years. He has released 7 CDs and played festivals and clubs on three continents.

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