They Don't Let Me Sing (Used Without Permission)

from Here We Go Again by The Front Porch Country Band

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THEY DON'T LET ME SING
Written expressly for The Front Porch Country Band
Words & music © 2007-2009 by RWGathman (BMI) for USAgency Entertainment.
© USAgency, Inc. (BMI) All rights reserved worldwide.

LYRICS:

Well, they don’t let me sing here
In The Front Porch Country Band
They let me play on everything
And pose for pictures, man

I get the call, “Bring your guitar…”
They show me where to stand
But they won’t let me sing here
In The Front Porch Country Band

I get to write and pick and grin
Whenever we record
I get to sweat and worry
Over every little chord

Well, I get to stand before our fans
And be the “Guitar Man”
But they won’t let me sing here
In The Front Porch Country Band

Well, John and Kimbo fight it out
To see who sings the lead
Unless the singer’s female
Then it’s Alison - "Indeed!"

And sometimes, every now and then
Even Joey takes the stand
But they won’t let me sing here
In The Front Porch Country Band

Richard slides the faders
And he turns them little knobs
And then they let us smile for the press
And we get to act like country snobs

They even make us hawk these “Country Rocks”
And I get to “aim” that country van
But they won’t let us sing here –
In The Front Porch Country Band

You know, Kimbo gets the fan mail
And Johnny, he gets all the girls
And Alison, she’s always getting’ “dolled up”
To sing before this whole world

And all they ever let me do is play this guitar
Where they tell me to stand
But they won’t let me sing here
In The Front Porch Country Band

But sometimes on the weekends – we ain’t got no show
We get to sit and pick and sing – relaxin’ don’t you know
And then when no one’s lookin’ – and them singers ain’t around
We get to take a deep breath – and make an awesome sound

“You start…"
“Okay, now I’m gonna start…and then you follow…you’ll understand…”
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat…”
“There’s just us two here…!”
“Oh, that’ll sell records!...”

And they just won’t let us sing here
In The Front Porch Country Band

“I really don’t think we sing that bad, do you, Richard…?”
“I…I really don’t, No...!”
“Just ‘cause they look better’n us don’t mean they sing better’n us…”
“They look better’n you…”
“Matter of fact, Joey don’t even look better’n us, if you ask me…”
“No…”
“But Johnny, he’s cute…(laugh)…but I think Alison a lot cuter’n that…”
“I’ll go along with that…yep…yep…no problem…”
“Then there’s Kimbo…”
“Kimbo’s cute…”
“Kimbo…! Kimbo…!”

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from Here We Go Again, released May 1, 2010

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The Front Porch Country Band is the American band formed in 2001 and comprised of six seasoned stage and studio musicians brought together from successful solo careers to record and perform as one group. Their music expands the notion of "country music" with influences of rock, pop, folk and Americana, with each member playing a variety of instruments and sharing time on lead vocals. ... more

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