R-314 · Artist collection
My Better Half of Trouble
Earl Baines and the County Lights
In the PACEX catalogue from day one.
Tracks
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01Two Honest Lies2:47
[Verse 1] We met beside the courthouse Where the shade falls after noon She said she'd kept herself quite busy I said I'd found a better room She asked if I was eating I said as well as any man She said her sister liked her company I said, she's always lent a hand [Refrain] Two honest lies Under ordinary skies Neither one to fool the other Neither one to advertise We were trying to be gentle With the part that hadn't died So we stood beside the courthouse And we told two honest lies [Verse 2] I know she hates her sister's radio She knows I never learned to fry She saw the button on my collar That she'd meant to mend in July I nearly asked her for a needle She nearly asked me for a ride But a little space between us Was the thing we'd paid to buy [Bridge] It wasn't pride that kept us standing It wasn't love that made us leave There are times a pair of people Need a little room to grieve [Final Refrain] Two honest lies Under ordinary skies Neither one to fool the other Neither one to advertise She said she'd see me round on Sunday I said I hoped the day was fine Then we went our separate ways With our two honest lies
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