Just Plain Folk

by Frank Powell

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CHORUS: SO GO ON WITH THE PARTIES THE GOOD TIMES YOU HAVE WITH THE BOYS EVEN THOUGH BABY YOU’LL ONLY END UP ONE OF THEIR TOYS WHILE YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR SOMETHIN' LIKE LOVE STRONG AND TRUE OH I MIGHT NOT HAVE YOU GIRL BUT BABY YOU AIN'T GOT A CLUE OH YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE SORRY BUT SOMEHOW I KNOW THAT'S A LIE AND LATELY I'VE NOTICED THAT WANDERIN' LOOK IN YOUR EYE BUT DON'T YOU TRY TO TELL ME YOU DOUBTED THAT MY LOVE WAS TRUE NO I MIGHT NOT HAVE YOU GIRL BUT BABY YOU AIN'T GOT A CLUE (CHORUS) THERE'S JUST ONE THING THAT I'VE GOT TO SAY GIRL BEFORE YOU MUST GO OH THAT GRASS MIGHT BE GREENER BUT I WONDER WHAT MADE IT GROW I KNOW I'LL BE ALRIGHT BUT SOMEHOW I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU NO I MIGHT NOT HAVE YOU GIRL BUT BABY YOU AIN'T GOT A CLUE (CHORUS)
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Like You 03:33
YOU COME FROM A TOWN A BIT DOWN THE ROAD YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE WEARY FROM YOUR HEAVY LOAD I DON'T DANCE TO THE DEVIL BUT GIVE HIM HIS DUE I GUEST THAT THAT MAKES ME A WHOLE LOT LIKE YOU AND IF WE TOGETHER CAN'T SEE EYE TO EYE JUST LOOK FOR TOMORROW AND GIVE IT A TRY YOU COME FROM A CITY THAT'S HOURS BY PLANE YOU SAY THAT THE LIFESTYLE CAN DRIVE YOU INSANE OH THE STRESS AND THE STRAIN THEY GET TO ME TOO I GUESS THAT THAT MAKES ME A WHOLE LOT LIKE YOU AND IF WE TOGETHER CAN'T SEE EYE TO EYE JUST REACH FOR THE FUTURE AND GIVE IT A TRY YOU COME FROM A COUNTY THAT'S SHATTERED AND POOR AND ALL THAT IT'S BROUGHT YOU IS HUNGER AND WAR BUT YOUR FAITH GIVES YOU HOPE THAT THERE'S PEACE WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH I GUESS THAT THAT MAKES ME A WHOLE LOT LIKE YOU AND IF WE TOGETHER CAN'T SEE EYE TO EYE JUST REACH FOR FOREVER AND GIVE IT A TRY
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HE WAS BORN ONE APRIL MORNING SHINING BRIGHTLY AS THE SUN YOU COULD SEE THAT HE'D BE SOMETHING BEFORE HIS LIFE WAS DONE HIS DADDY TAUGHT HIM BOY OH YOU COULD DO MOST ANYTHING BUT THE THING THAT HE LOVED MOST OF ALL WAS ANOTHER CHANCE TO SING CHORUS: CAN'T YOU HEAR THE GUITARS PLAYING CAN'T YOU HEAR THE VOICES RING CAN'T YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE CLAPPING AS THEY WAIT TO HEAR HIM SING YOU COULD SEE HE LOVED HIS MUSIC YOU KNOW THAT HE'LL GO FAR WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LITTLE BOY WHO'S GONE TO BE A STAR OH HIS FAMILY SPLIT UP EARLY SO HE LEARNED THAT NOTHIN' LASTS AND HE LOOKED HARD TO THE FUTURE LET GO OF THE PAST HIS GRANDMA WENT TO MEXICO AND BROUGHT BACK A GUITAR HE KNEW RIGHT THEN AT FOURTEEN ONE DAY HE'D BE A STAR (CHORUS) SO HE LEFT HOME AT SEVENTEEN AND WENT OUT ON THE ROAD SO FULL OF LIFE AND INNOCENCE HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT EXPLODE HE MET THIS LOVELY LADY AND SHE BROKE HIS HEART IN TWO HE LEARNED TO SING A LOVE SONG HE LEARNED TO SING THE BLUES (CHORUS) OH HIS MAMA GOT A PHONE CALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FROM A SORRY OL' POLICEMAN SAID HE KNEW IT WASN'T RIGHT BUT THEY'D FOUND HIM BROKE AND BLEEDING BESIDE SOME CRACKED UP CAR OH WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LITTLE BOY WHO'S GONE TO BE A STAR (FINAL CHORUS)
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I Want You 02:55

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released August 10, 2015

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Frank Powell Normal, Illinois

Frank Powell is a singer-songwriter who has been performing for over thirty years, as a member of various bands, and as a solo artist. His original songs have been recorded by numerous artists.
Frank is based in Central Illinois, and available for bookings throughout the US. He currently performs with the Third Street Strays.
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