It Ain't Over Yet (feat. Rosanne Cash & John Paul White)

from Close Ties by Rodney Crowell

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lyrics

It’s like I’m sitting at a bus stop waiting for a train
Exactly how I got here is hard to explain
My heart's in the right place, what’s left of it I guess
My heart ain’t the problem, it’s my mind that’s a total mess
With these rickety old legs and watery eyes
It’s hard to believe that I could pass for anybody’s prize
Here’s what I know about the gifts that God gave
You can’t take ‘em with you when you go to the grave

It ain’t over yet, ask someone who ought to know
Not so very long ago we were both hung out to dry
It ain’t over yet, you can mark my word
I don’t care what you think you heard, we’re still learning how to fly

For fools like me who were built for the chase
Takes the right kind of woman to help you put it all in place
It only happened once in my life, but man you should have seen
Her hair two shades of foxtail red, her eyes some far out sea blue green
I got caught up making a name for myself, you know what that’s about
One day your ship comes rolling in and the next day it rolls right back out
You can’t take for granted none of this shit
The higher you fly boys, the harder you get hit

It ain’t over yet, I’ll say this about that
You can get up off the mat or you can lay there till you die
It ain’t over yet, here’s the truth my friend
You can’t pack it in and we both know why
It ain’t over yet

Silly boys blind to get there first
Think of second chances as some kind of curse
I’ve known you forever and ever it’s true
If you came by it easy, you wouldn’t be you
Make me laugh, you make me cry, you make me forget myself

Back when down on my luck kept me up for days
You were there with the right word to help me crawl out of the maze
And when I almost convinced myself I was hipper than thou
You stepped up with a warning shot fired sweet and low across the bow
No you don’t walk on water and your sarcasm stings
But the way you move through this old world sure makes a case for angel wings
I was halfway to the bottom when you threw me that line
I quote you now verbatim, “Get your head out of your own behind”

It ain’t over yet, what you wanna bet
One more cigarette ain’t gonna send you to the grave
It ain’t over yet, I’ve seen your new girlfriend
Thinks you’re the living end, great big old sparkle in her eye
It ain’t over yet

credits

from Close Ties, released March 31, 2017
Rodney Crowell: guitar & vocals
John Paul White: guest vocals
Rosanne Cash: guest vocals
Steuart Smith: acoustic guitar
Jim Oblon: gut-string guitar
Jordan Lehning: pump organ
Lex Price: bass
Jerry Roe: drums
Mickey Raphael: harmonica

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The Saxon Pub

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Aug 21

Tønder Festival

Tonder, Denmark
Sep 5

Appalachian Theatre

Boone, NC
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Antlers & Acorns Festival

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Main Street Crossing

Tomball, TX
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Cultural Activities Center

Temple, TX

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