Track 10 of "Rollin' On". Written by Jesse Daniel and Jodi Lyford.
lyrics
I work this room on Tuesday nights, it isn’t much but it pays alright
From nine PM until last call, sometimes I’m playing to the walls
But then theres nights I come alive, the stage it completes my thin disguise
I just keep running from myself, play the song and be somebody else
Because I’m old at heart and the people listening to me in the bars
They see the youth thats in my eyes, but if they saw the man inside
They’d know my soul was grey and worn, cut from a cloth thats stained and torn
Unraveled from a single thread, to many words I left unsaid
I know I don’t look the part, this young man is old at heart
The words that come out of my mouth, they have a tired tone but they’re my own
And I’ve lived a thousand lives that no one will ever see
So let 'em be, or set ‘em free
Because I’m old at heart and the people listening to me in the bars
They see the youth thats in my eyes, but if they saw the man inside
They’d know my soul was grey and worn, cut from a cloth thats stained and torn
Unraveled from a single thread, to many words I left unsaid
I know I don’t look the part, this young man is old at heart
credits
from Rollin' On,
released March 27, 2020
All songs performed by Jesse Daniel
Acoustic/Electric Guitar and Vocals – Jesse Daniel
Backup Vocals – Jodi Lyford
Upright and Electric Bass – Kevin Smith
Drums – Tom Lewis
Lead Guitar – John Carroll
Pedal Steel – Tommy Detamore
Piano – T Jarod Bonta
Accordion – Michael Guerra
Fiddle – Hank Singer
Nylon Guitar and Fiddle – Bobby Flores
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