Name: Tell Him the Truth
Duration: P00H03M13S
Description: A rhythm that was haunting me for several nights that needed lyrics. So this is what happens when feral men are left to their own stream of thought. Time signature goes from 7/4, to 6/4, etc. until the chorus ends in 2/4. OK, this is my herky-jerky dance music.

Tell Him the Truth

from 11 String Confessions by Brad Elias

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A rhythm that was haunting me for several nights that needed lyrics. So this is what happens when feral men are left to their own stream of thought. Time signature goes from 7/4, to 6/4, etc. until the chorus ends in 2/4. OK, this is my herky-jerky dance music.

lyrics

I got girl in Birmingham
She wanna have a sugar man
He got dough like Donald Trump
She goin’ to take him for a chump
But when she fin’ly sees me there
No one can ever quite compare
It really ain’t fair so –

Tell him the truth, dear lady
Tell him the truth and walk away

I got girl in Tennessee
She wanna boy instead of me
Hair in gunk and smirky smile
Retro punk and metro style
But when she’s in my warm embrace
It’s something that she can’t replace
So tell to his face, “Boy!”

I got girl in Montgom’ry
She wanna muscle man, not me
He got bod as hard as rock
She loves to oil the jumbo jock
But when I make it back her way
She’ll drop his muscle right away
You know he can’t stay, hey

One girl is not enough – I need three
But one’s enough if it is me
I’m all that you need.

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from 11 String Confessions, released July 5, 2016
Brad Elias

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