"Asphalt In Arkansas" genre: Acoustic
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	There's nothing a parent won't do for their kids. In this case, Dad chose to stick around and raise his son instead of going off to chase his dreams. And he's damn glad he did!
	CD: One Voice, One Guitar   Label: Road Records Credits: Jim Femino & Kenny West
	Story Behind the Song Jim's co-writer, Kenny West, had the title for years and couldn't find anyone to write it with. After lunch one day in Nashville, they wrote the whole thing in about four hours. As for Jim's recording... one take in his studio in Pennsylvania. Lyrics “ASPHALT IN ARKANSAS” FIRST DAY O’ THIRD GRADE TEACHER SAID STAND UP AND TELL US WHAT YOUR DADDY DOES SOME SAID LAWYERS OTHERS SAID DOCTORS ONE WAS A COUNTY JUDGE WHEN IT CAME MY TURN I WAS SO ASHAMED MY HEART WAS BEATIN’ DOUBLE THERE WAS NO COOL WAY FOR ME TO SAY DADDY WORKED A SHOVEL MAMA PICKED ME UP IN DADDY’S OLD TRUCK AND ASKED ME WHAT WAS WRONG I TOLD HER WHAT’D HAPPENED HOW ALL THE KIDS WERE LAUGHIN’ I WAS SORRY I WAS DADDY’S SON SHE PULLED TO THE CURB NOT ONE MORE WORD SAID CAREFUL ‘BOUT WHAT YOU SAY THERE’S A REAL GOOD REASON YOUR DADDY’S WORKIN’ THAT WAY CHORUS 1: HE’D RATHER SHOVEL ASPHALT IN ARKANSAS IN AUGUST THAN SPEND ONE SINGLE NIGHT AWAY FROM YOU IT’S NOT YOUR DADDY AIN’T GOT BIG DREAMS HE COULD BE OFF DOIN’ ANYTHING BUT HE’S SHOVELIN’ ASPHALT IN ARKANSAS IN AUGUST TO BE WITH YOU LATER THAT NIGHT MAMA TURNED OUT THE LIGHT AND DADDY TUCKED ME IN I SAID WHATCHA WANNA BE WHEN YOU WERE LIKE ME HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND GRINNED HE SAID I WANTED TO BE AN ASTRONAUT AND FLY AROUND THE MOON THERE WERE LOTS O’ THINGS I THOUGHT I’D GO OFF AND DO BUT THEN I MET YOUR MAMA AND THE DAY I SAW YOUR FACE IF IT MEANT TO STAY AND BE YOUR DADDY OR FLY OFF IN OUTERSPACE CHORUS 2: I’D RATHER SHOVEL ASPHALT IN ARKANSAS IN AUGUST THAN SPEND ONE SINGLE NIGHT AWAY FROM YOU IT AIN’T YOUR DADDY AIN’T GOT BIG DREAMS I COULD HAVE GONE OFF DOIN’ ANYTHING BUT I’D RATHER SHOVEL ASPHALT IN ARKANSAS IN AUGUST AND STAY RIGHT HERE WITH YOU I’D RATHER SHOVEL ASPHALT IN ARKANSAS IN AUGUST IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES TO BE WITH YOU � JIM FEMINO & KENNY WEST 1998

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