Six Good Strings

by Oorlab Major Project

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This is a fictionalized view of how I feel about my writing life.

I wrote the lyrics in September and put it up on my lyric website. A short time later Oorlab (Dick Vestdijk) set it to music.

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Six Good Strings

Verse 1:
I lay my hat down,
down in the dust,
sing for my dinner
or just a crust.

But I'm a doin'
what I came here for
when you're doin' that
ya don't ask for more.

Chorus:
Your ears and my guitar
that's all I need;
a sidewalk or a bar
and six good strings.
Your ears and my guitar
that's all I need;
a sidewalk or a bar
and six good strings.

Verse 2:
I keep makin' songs
inside my head
sing 'em out loud
to earn my bread

Then I lay me down
in my backseat bunk
with my old guitar
safe in the trunk.

Repeat Chorus:

Bridge:
Nobody's listen'n now
that's okay
maybe they'll listen
some other day.
I'll keep on singin'
from my heart...
the heart is where
listening starts.

Repeat Chorus:

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released December 24, 2018
Music: Written and performed by Oorlab (Dick Vestdijk)

Lyrics: Written by Stanfield Major

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