Slow Burn
William J. Hall - April 22, 2024

  1 She's a mill-town girl
  2 Seen its high-times and its trials
  3 And she keeps this place alive
  4 Don't betray the miles (mmmmhmmmm)
  5 Whenever I play this old town
  6 Last cutain call, well, I come around
  7 I play for her while she closes down
  8 And she smiles me that slow burn
 
  9 I've been all around the world
  10 She knows all my tales of glory (no lie)
  11 And she laughs along for real
  12 Even though she knows the story (mercy my)
  13 When the show is over and the doors are shut
  14 Play her these songs while she's lockin' up
  15 She sets down here for a final cup
  16 And she smiles me that slow burn:
 
  17 "No matter what you do
  18 "Or what you say
  19 "Break me in two
  20 "I'll love you anyway
  21 "No matter what you say
  22 "Or what you do
  23 "Won't turn me away
  24 "That's how I love you."
 
  25 She's a mill-town girl
  26 Almost everythihg I ever wanted
  27 But for this crazy life I do
  28 That berings me 'round to where I started (no wonder why)
  29 We sit together in the growing dawn
  30 And we laugh and we cry
  31 And we live and we die
  32 To the rising sun
  33 I dream about her when I'm gone
  34 And she smiles me that slow burn:
 
  35 "No matter what you do
  36 "Or what you say
  37 "Break me in two
  38 "I'll love you anyway
  39 "No matter what you say
  40 "Or what you do
  41 "Won't turn me away
  42 Mmmmhmmmm"
 

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