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Sweeten The Deal

from Dean Batstone - Loveskill by Dean Batstone

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Sweeten The Deal
Copyright © 2017 words and music by Dean Batstone

You’re still a beauty, but I’ve stolen your shine
The best fruit in the valley, I let spoil on the vine
Bitter grapes got no purpose, ‘cept to sour the wine
Then fools like me drink it, until we’re poisoned and blind.

I don’t expect you’ll be back
There’s no shoes at my door
I’ve broken an angel
I broke angels before
I drank myself stupid
I trashed all that was real
And there’s nothin’ that I’ve done since then
To sweeten the deal.

My friends rally ‘round me, saying what I want to hear
They finish my whiskey, then they drink all my beer
In the morning they’re gone and all that remains
Is another done wrong song and this chill in my veins.

I don’t expect you’ll be back
There’s no shoes at my door
I’ve broken an angel
I broke angels before
I drank myself stupid
I trashed all that was real
And there’s nothin’ that I’ve done since then
To sweeten the deal.

I’ll love you always
I know I won’t change

You picked a man who was falling, I picked a girl who was kind
I guess breaking my fall ain’t quite what you had in mind
So you picked up the pieces, well, the ones you could find
Propped me up at the table and you whispered goodbye

I don’t expect you’ll be back
There’s no shoes at my door
I’ve broken an angel
I’ve broke angels before
And then I drank myself stupid
And trashed all that was real
And there’s nothin’ that I’ve done since then
To sweeten the deal
There’s nothin’ that I’ve done since then
To sweeten the deal.

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from Dean Batstone - Loveskill, released May 18, 2022
Gary Burke - Drums
Ryan Weber - Hofner Bass, Piano, Background Vocals
Sam Weber - Electric Guitars, Hammond organ, Background Vocals
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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