Lyrics The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Partners, Brothers And Friends

The promoter says he wants to cancel

Cause there ain't enough tickets sold

The air conditioner on the bus just broke

And I cant shake this cold

The single lost the bullet,

The singers losin' his wife

Well I might be crazy but I wouldn't change

A single thing about this life.

Sometimes we feel like champions,

Sometimes we just cant win,

Sometimes our records hit the top of the charts

Or the discount bargain bins.

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Through 30 years of touring

We've remained partners, brothers, and friends

We keep it together cause we love it and were sure

Well be big time before it all ends.

Well you know you've got the nitty gritty

And jimmy's got his drums along

Then Jeffrey and me and bobby will be

Singing all our favorite songs

Catch the fire from the folks in the front row

Fan the flames as the beat gets strong

Its great to be a part of something

So good that's lasted so long

Well I saw a story in the paper

Suddenly the bands big news

The critics all like our records just fine

But they seem a bit confused

Is it folk or rock or country

Seems like everybody cares but us

So just leave us an early wake up call

So we don't miss the bus

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The band says it cant stand my latest song, its too personal

But my first wife's second marriage blew up

She had to get the dang thing annulled

Well if that ain't something to sing about

Well you tell me what is

And well give it a beat and put it on the street

And we just might have another hit

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