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Rotterdam to Richmond trying to kick this shit
4,000 miles, I wasn’t rid of it
Heaven’s only waiting when you wear that crown
Who’s gonna be there when you burn it down?
CHORUS:
I wanna be here
I wanna be cool
That’s what you’d do
You keep your cool
My head starts spinning when there’s some big plan
I like to let it roll my man
She’s getting high as an angel now
We’re down here trying to hammer it out
CHORUS
I can’t sleep in this hotel room
There’s too many things I wanna tell you
15 years in outer space
I’ll never understand this place
Wishing worry was a sunny day
No one ever makes you stay
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