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Rough & Tumble

from Contenders by Ken Will Morton

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lyrics

BROKEN BONES AND, DIRTY OL CLOTHES
BEEN DRINKIN’ SINCE LAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON
MORNING SHAKES AND RAGGEDY TRAITS MAKE
EVERYONE UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND YOU

***IT LOOKS TO ME AS IF YOU’VE SEEN IT ALL
YET YOU STAND PROUD AND TALL AND STILL HUMBLE
BACK TO THE WALL AND YOUR SOUTHERN DRAWL
I KNOW WHY YOU’RE CALLED
ALL ROUGH AND TUMBLE

YOUR BREAD HAS MOLD AND YOUR SHIRT HAS HOLES
AND YOUR FLOOR HASN’T BEEN CLEANED UP SINCE KATRINA
SCRATCH-OFF LOTTERY THRILLS WON’T PAY THOSE STACKED UP BILLS
THE ONLY NUMBER THAT KEEPS COMIN’ UP AGAIN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY

***THEY’LL KEEP COMIN’ SURE AS THE RAIN WILL FALL
AND THE TREES ARE TALL, IN THE JUNGLE
AND THEY WON’T STOP UNTIL YOU PAID THEM ALL
I GUESS THAT’S WHY YOU’RE CALLED ALL ROUGH AND TUMBLE

(BRIDGE)
SOMEHOW BOTH YOUR ENDS STILL MEET
WE ALL THOUGHT YOU’D END UP
LIVIN’ IN THE STREET
THE ONLY REASON THERE’S A ROOF ABOVE YOU
AND THINGS THEY AREN’T THAT BAD
‘COZ YOUR FUNNY AND YOU LOOK GOOD IN RAGS
YOU DRIVE SOME CRAZY AND MAKE OTHERS MAD
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO A REASON
AND HOW-IT-ALL-TURNS-OUT IS UP IN THE-AIR

DESERT FLATS AND CRUDE TREASURE MAPS
KEEP LEADING TO THE SAME MIRAGE IN THE SAND
GRANDIOSE SCHEMES MIXED WITH YOUR LIMITED MEANS
MAKES FOR A DESTINY THAT’S FILLED WITH HARDSHIP’S DEMANDS

***TIME WILL PASS AND YOUR LOOKS WON’T LAST
THE VOICE OF REASON BECOMES A MUMBLE
MEMORIES FADE BUT LET NO ONE TRADE
THE-WAY-YOU-LIVED
ROUGH AND TUMBLE

IT SEEMS TO ME WE JUST RISE AND FALL
AND THROUGH OUT IT ALL
WE MAY STUMBLE
AS WE GO THROUGH-OR-UP AND AROUND
LIFE’S WALLS …IT MAY MAKE US ALL
ROUGH AND TUMBLE
ALL ROUGH AND TUMBLE

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from Contenders, released November 1, 2011
Ken Will Morton - vocals, guitar
Andrew Vickery - dobro
Russ Hallauer - banjolin, washboard, shaker
Rob Keller - upright base, backing vocals

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Ken Will Morton Athens, Georgia

Music has become the lifeblood of Ken Will Morton. An accomplished singer/songwriter based in Athens, GA, his music is rock with elements of Americana, roots, folk and blues. With seven releases under his belt, his songwriting and unique voice has been praised by numerous publications. He is an extremely engaging performer, nominated twice for “Best Solo Performer” by the Flagpole Magazine. ... more

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