Bitch of a morning and it’s cold outside
My car is rusty and the garden’s gone wild
My wife has gone she’s took everything
But in the corner sits my old steel string
I’ve got a steel string to make me happy again
I’ve got a steel string, to make me happy again
For when that feeling comes, I look to my wooden friend
My old steel string, is gonna make me happy again
A softer voice than Nat King Cole
A finer chassis than Marilyn Monroe
I tickle her those harmonics ring
My only lover is my old steel string
I’ve got a steel string to make me happy again
I’ve got a steel string, to make me happy again
For when that feeling comes, I look to my wooden friend
My old steel string, is gonna make me happy again
credits
from Pink Tank,
released September 20, 2020
Martin Stephenson: All guitars, bass gtr, ld vocal, dobro
Anna Lavigne: Add vocals, keys
Ali Thompson: Sax
Produced, recorded and arranged by Martin Stephenson
Mixed and mastered by Mark Lough
Add recording: Davy Cowan, Ali Thompsn
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