SHELBY
If you go n see Shelby tonight
Won't you tell her that I’m workin on a brand new bike
If you go n see Shelby tonight
Won't you tell her that I sure like the way she writes
And when she comes down off that stage
And she’s all done singin like a bird
Won’t you put in a word for me
If you go n see Shelby
If you go n see Shelby tonight
Won't you tell her that I’d be there if I only could
But I get a little bit shy around Shelby
Cuz I don’t know the words as well as I should
But the ones I know are stuck like swift arrows in me
Make me feel like I’m swimmin in some glassy sea
You might mention that casually
If you go n see Shelby
Won't you tell her that I write songs too
And I’ve got a tattoo of Gram Parsons on my arm
And I’m strong and silent and tall and she oughtta give me a call
What could be the harm
If you go n see Shelby tonight
Tell her that I really dug her set at Bumbershoot
And If you go n see Shelby tonight
You might as well tell her that I think she’s really cute
And when something feels this right it can’t be wrong
I might even be able to help her write a happy song
So won't you put in a good word for me
If you go n see Shelby
Copyright 2013 by Neal Kosaly-Meyer
credits
from Rocks and Glass,
released January 8, 2015
Music and lyrics by Neal Kosaly-Meyer
Arranged by Your Mother Should Know
Neal Kosaly-Meyer: Electric Guitar, Piano (Keith Eisenbrey's 1890 Chickering Grand), Bass, Vocal
Karen Eisenbrey: Drums
Recorded and Mixed by Jake Thompson at Pouch's practice space and the Tintinabulary
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