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This song was written in 2019. It’s about trying to date alcoholic musicians who have a “George Jones Complex” (Maybe I coined that phrase, i’m not too sure. I love GJ but yeah) It refers to the lifestyle that some of us lead or have led where we romanticize being an artistic alcoholic because it means it makes us seem “Outlaw”. Keep in mind this is all tongue in cheek and meant to be a dis but also me laughing at myself because, hey, i’m a drunk ass hole too!

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she don’t know the truth
don’t know you’re broke
i know because i saw her
buying you whiskey and coke
it shoulda been jim beam
why you gotta be so mean?
you’re too busy being drunk to love me

She thinks you’re so cool
and you’re such an outlaw man
when you play your guitar alone at the bar
cause you just cant keep a band
and you couldn’t keep me
thats the way it seems
cause you’re too busy being drunk to love me


Oh but thats alright
Cause i don’t wanna fight
You should go with me
but its her car
you’ll be wasted in tonight
yeah and i’ll be blue
and i wish that you were too
id rather be alone
than spend tonight with you


There’ll come a time
and ya know it won’t be long
i’ll be kickin up clouds of lonely dust
and feeling like i was wrong
i wont see you in my dreams
and honey you’ll forget me
cause you’re too busy being drunk to love me


Oh but thats alright
Cause i don’t wanna fight
You should go with me
but its her car
you’ll be wasted in tonight
i know i’ll be blue
and i wish that you were too
id rather be alone
than spend tonight with you

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from Honky Tonk Haze (Deluxe Version​!​), released November 1, 2020
in addition to the regular line up, kyle added some chunky electric guitar in this one

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Alison Self Portland, Oregon

Alison plays honky tonk on the guitar and currently lives in Portland OR after a two year stint in Austin, after a 10 year stint in VA. With a peppering of Denver and Nashville somewhere in there.....

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