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Shut​-​up Samantha

from Last Call by Stephen Simmons

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lyrics

SHUT UP SAMANTHA

Well Samantha loves her baby
She feeds him everyday
She comforts and cradles him
In the usual ways
She put a lot a thought in what to name him
Puts a lot a thought in what time she bathes him
But if you ask her why she made him
She just looks away
Well Bobby don’t work much lately
Says baby I don’t care what they say about the economy
And sometimes he yells but she tells herself it’s his baby
And she tells herself he’ll change

Shut up Samantha
You ought to hear the crazy things you say
Your life’s in danger
If you choose to stay

She visits her mama on Sundays
Lets her see her grandbaby
Sunglasses and extra make-up
Helps her hide her shame
Well three years ago this Thursday
In her prom dress she was the queen
But the bills and reality
Brought a change in her king

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There’s a castle in the sky for kings and queens
And there’s royalty in your mind every night
When you dream
But there’s a dragon on the bridge girl
That breathes pain and fire
And you wake up crying every time

Chorus

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from Last Call, released June 14, 2004
Stephen Simmons: vocals, acoustic guitar
Paul Griffith: percussion
Dave Jacques: bass
Paul Niehaus: pedal steel

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Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. As a songwriter and Ten years as a Road Dog, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. Stephen’s records (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams) combine virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty. ... more

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