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Dusty Words and Serenades

from Dean Batstone - Loveskill by Dean Batstone

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Dusty Words and Serenades
Copyright © 2016 words and music by Dean Batstone

I pull my boots on the same way I always do
I walk those hollowed wooden steps up to the stage
If I’m lucky, there’ll be a dozen good folk there
There’s 2 that’s drunk and 2 more under-aged
Here’s a song about my dog
One ‘bout a girl I left behind
Here’s one ‘bout some bills I never paid
One ‘bout that time in Jersey when I got laid

Dusty words and serenades
One bar towns with vacant stores
Where the barmaid knows my name
Twin Pines Motel, second floor
2 buck shooters all night long
Pass the hat if you want pay
Where there’s always one more song
And dusty words and serenades.

Now it’s break time, so I buy myself a drink
To take the edge off and remind me I’m a star
I make a best friend, he buys another round
While his girlfriend rubs my leg beneath the bar
I guess I might be flattered
If I don’t get beat up
But I’d rather be alone than test my luck
While imagining the front seat of her truck

Dusty words and serenades
One bar towns with vacant stores
Where the barmaid knows my name
Twin Pines Motel, second floor
2 buck shooters all night long
Pass the hat if you want pay
Where there’s always one more song
And dusty words and serenades.

This old guitar, man, it needs to be laid down
It’s damn near broke as I am, anyway
The truth is, when there’s no one else around
I still play it like I’m at Woodstock on cocaine
And the songs that come out wrong
When I’ve been drinking all night long
Well, there’s no one left to hear them, anyway
And they push me down the road another day

Dusty words and serenades
One bar towns with vacant stores
Where the barmaid knows my name
Twin Pines Motel, second floor
2 buck shooters all night long
Pass the hat if you want pay
Where there’s always one more song
Dusty words and serenades
Yeah, there’s always one more song
And dusty words and serenades.

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from Dean Batstone - Loveskill, released May 18, 2022
Gary Burke - Drums
Sam Weber - Electric Guitars
Ryan Weber - Upright Bass
Dean Batstone - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals

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DEAN BATSTONE - Bio
A veteran of the Canadian Music scene, having performed full time across Canada and The US for over 40 years, Dean Batstone shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. A charismatic live performer who works solo or with a band, he has recorded 12 full length albums with some of the most iconic musicians in America. ... more

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