"Except for Me (Live at Gavigan's)" genre: Traditional Country
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	Classic country feel, and lots of humor about one of my favorite bars, and favorite evenings in the wonderland of Nash-vegas.
	MP3.com CD: Ghost Town - buy it! Credits: Kyle Judd on Lead Guitar, and Steve Gavigan on Snare and Brushes
	Lyrics We were dead drunk, and decided to rally, Wound up in a Nashville alley, Lookin to keep on drinkin after three. When we finally found the perfect joint We sat down and got right to the point But it turned out the place was BYOB. *But there's a kiosk outside the door Where you can buy a case till four And keep it in the cooler behind the bar. It's a quality establishment They prob'ly pay ten bucks a month on rent It aint the kind of place you'd find A country music star... Except for me, and I ain't as much of one As I pretend to be. It's times like these that I cherish most, When all my friends have turned to ghosts, And left me here to fend for my own. In a barroom where night owels lurk, And strippers come to drink after work It ain't no secret why I cant go home. * Its a quality place I guess, With a printers alley home address It aint the kind of place you'd find a country music star... Except for me, and I aint as much of one as I used to be. Cover charge five dollar bill I'm steppin on tobacco swill Hot dog and a case of beer, All you need you've got right here The house band's playing all night long And I'll be damned if I know every song It makes me wanna get up and dance, To find a little late night romance... The lights are dim and the music's loud, Now here comes grandma dancin through a Cloud of smoke that she blows from her lips. She's a Grade-A barroom tramp, Approved with a dark red Grade-A stamp, And I'll be damned she can Still move her hips. We twist and twirl all night long Grandma dancin' every song, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to sit this one out. Bless her heart how hard she tries She's got the look in her eyes, She doesn't care about Nothin' in this world. Except for me... But I ain't half as drunk as I'd have to be. Years have passed since I left town I knew some day that I'd be back around Looking for someplace to drink till dawn. Man, how the years have changed this town My favorite bar has been shut down, And all my latenight family is gone. Except for me... I'm still the same ol' drunk That I used to be.

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