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Hard Living

from Heavy Boots & Underwoods by Ben Fisher

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Ben Fisher: Banjo, Guitar, Shakers, Vocals
Dylan Rieck: Cello

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I'm a big fan of this hard living
I keep on taking and it keeps on giving
And it hasn't caught up to me just yet
And if I get cancer that's all right
Cause I'll put one hell of a fight
Just give me a bottle and I'll be all set

And I work too but it's not like yours
I'm a singing wandering troubadour
And I've travelled many miles through many towns
And I do my work in the dark of the night
Cause I got burned by the sun's bright light
And I carry stories that weigh many pounds

Cause I'm a big fan of this hard living
I keep on taking and it keeps on giving
And it hasn't caught up to me just yet
And if my liver goes that's okay
If I've said the things I want to say
And I'm surrounded by all the people that I've met

I like to think Townes van Zandt was my dad
And I think about all the problems he had
And i hear 'For the Sake of the Song' and it makes me cry
After he sang, he'd smoke and he'd drink
And when I hear his voice I like to think
About if he ever found his shoes so he could fly

I left the desert sand in which I was raised
And maybe I'll go back one of these days
After the sheriff who's looking for me is long gone
Cause I don't want to be like Pancho, he died too young
And he left Lefty with just the songs that they sung
Poor Lefty keeps waking up alone in the dawn.

Cause I'm a big fan of this hard living
I keep on taking and it keeps on giving
And it hasn't caught up to me just yet
And if my liver goes that's okay
If I've said the things I want to say
And I'm surrounded by all the people that I've met

My night starts when everyone goes to bed
And I sit in my chair and I scratch my head
Wondering why they don't want to see the sacred dark
I'll go out and play a few songs
And sometimes a few people will come along
And when I see them smiling, it gives me a spark

I'm a big fan of this hard living
I keep on taking and it keeps on giving
And it hasn't caught up with me just yet
And if my liver goes that's just fine
Cause I love how I've used my time
And it hasn't caught up with me just yet.
No it hasn't caught up with me just yet.

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from Heavy Boots & Underwoods, released June 1, 2011

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