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21st of july (cletis carr / kevin bennett)


21st of july
waving goodbye
to my family and friends, on the platform
got some cream on my sleeve
this birthday boy has to leave
cause there's money to be made, in the city
where the neon sun never sets
and the sky's filled with jets
and they shine like gold, and silver

one more year, now I'm outta here
finally, happy birthday to me

got a job that suited me
in a great big company
and I climbed that ladder to the top
played the game, made the deal
found a legal way to steal
bet they're all real proud of me
don't get home very much
mom & dad keep in touch
birthday cards in july, cause they miss me

one more year, that I've watched disappear
like a dream, happy birthday to me

21st of july
how the time sure does fly
all alone, far from home, on my birthday

one more year, seen myself disappear
let it be, happy birthday—to me

credits

from Sunday Morning Tunes (2011), released September 1, 2011
cc—vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard
kevin bennett—vocals, acoustic guitar
doug bligh—drums

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Cletis Carr

Singer-songwriter Cletis Carr knows a good yarn. Especially when paired with a good melody and some gritty slide guitar.

A careful student of the human condition, Carr's story-songs play out like mini-movies. Tales of joy, heartbreak, redemption, ordinary madness and everyday heroes are framed in a rich tapestry of acoustic steel-string guitar, dobro and lap slide.
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