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He said, “I feel like an imposter
Took me ‘til 62 to realize
I’m good at what I do”
There are things that I’ve been hiding from
Things that I’ve been looking for
1984 listening to Born To Run
Honey, that’s what I did
I’m not the only one
The memory of her skin
And she’s holding you again
CHORUS:
I could try to make it better
I could pray it won’t get worse
I could wish you would forget her
I could hope you’d break this curse
After what we both went through
I count on you, I count on you
You caught me quite off guard
It was 100 degrees
I was cleaning up the bar
You were watching me
30 something years
I have been waiting right here
I wonder if we’d like each other
You know how I get so mad
Is that the same red temper that she had?
There’s shame and there’s hard luck
She gave me some tough girl stuff
CHORUS
I know you spent all those years out on your tour bus
Never took a lot of time to stop and think about what would’ve happened to us
When my auntie took me home, loved me like I was her own
And you came back, of course you did
I say, “You are no imposter
You’re the real thing
It’s a guiding light when I hear you sing”
The best I've heard from Steve Earle in a while. The songs have a subtler, earthier tone, tastefully rendered in authentic sounding country/blues/bluegrass stylings. 'J.T' reminds of earlier records like 'Feel Alright' or 'Train a Comin'.
Deep grief, love and compassion is felt on the final track, the only composition from Steve, seemingly written for his son. The rest, composed by JT, do confirm what a great songwriter he really was. tideracer
Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021