Givin' It Back

from Bitter Blue by The Jason Connelly Band

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The dirt on my face says, “Oh Lord, it’s going to be a hard a day.”
The sweat on my back says, “Good Lord, I’m going to take the long way.”
I’m giving it back, giving it back, good lord, just to give it away
Got a good life, but still lord, you know I need a good a break.
I got a good job, ain’t got a good pay.
Got a good woman, but lord, ain’t seen her in days.
I’m giving it back, giving it back, good lord, just to give it away
Got a good life, but still lord, you know I need a good a break.

But all this time, they’ve been lying, they’ve been telling me, yeah
I ain’t gonna take it no more, yeah
I just got one foot in now, and now they’re showing me the door.
And all this time, they’ve been lying, they’ve been telling me things.

The doctor says to me, son
I know you don’t wanna hear it
You’ve got yourself a deadly desease called, shoulda, coulda, woulda been there
Cause you’re giving it back, giving it back, good lord, but then you’re giving it away
My prescription to you son, you need a good break

But all this time, they’ve been lying, they’ve been telling me, yeah
I ain’t gonna take it no more, yeah
I just got one foot in now, and now they’re showing me the door.
And all this time, they’ve been lying, they’ve been telling me things.

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from Bitter Blue, released August 2, 2014

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The Jason Connelly Band Atlanta, Georgia

What started as a one-piece singer-songwriter act in 2009, has now become a growing project. The Jason Connelly Band is a sound caught somewhere in between the old sounds of the late and great Ray Charles and the new sounds of the soulful, yet modern, Ray Lamontagne. With the release of their new record, "Bitter Blue," TJCB has not showed any signs of slowing down. ... more

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