Long, Tall, Country Boy

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It’s a beat up old truck, he's got just ten dollars the tank
And he's stuck in a rut, ain’t much for social rank
And she slides right beside him, in the cab across the seat
Her friends they keep on asking, just exactly what she sees

They say she's got her whole life to enjoy
They say she got short-changed on this deal with a long tall country boy

Well he’s not much for planning, his future is unclear
While her friends are busy tanning, she's out hunting deer
And she sits right beside him, in the stand up in the tree
Most girls would trade him in now, and her friends they would agree

Keep on saying she's got her whole life to enjoy
They say she got short-changed on this deal with a long tall country boy

He may be rough around the edges, he'll never sip the finest wines
Her friends don't know just what the truth is, they don't see the softer side
She's more than happy to enjoy bein'
Short-changed on this deal with a long tall country boy

Now her friends they take vacations, cruise old Mexico
But it’s the who not the location, some folks they'll never know
Now they only see the short end, but the truth is big enough
It’s not what she tells her friends, it's just a part of why she loves...

And she knows she's got her whole life to enjoy
But they still think she got short-changed on this deal with a long tall country boy

Yes she knows she's got her whole life to enjoy
But they still think she got short-changed on this deal, got the short end of the stick
It's short money if it's real, but it's a long way from short shrift
She ain't short-changed on this deal with a long tall country boy

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from The Barking Owls, released January 16, 2013
Wenninger and Marsh

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Barking Owls Twin Falls, Idaho

A new choice for honest listeners who want to get what they pay for. The band’s blend of folk, pop, rock, alt-country, and bluegrass elements yields a catchy and thoughtful, yet accessible, brand of hand-made music that doesn’t fit neatly into any one genre—Americana at its finest. ... more

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