I wrote the book (2024) (video)

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1. I took a wrong turn down a dead-end street and fell into another bar,

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I shook off the rain, pulled up a seat and drowned my weary heart.

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An old man sat down next to me with years etched on his face,

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he said "You better take it easy son, or you'll never leave this place."

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I laughed and bought another drink, and a double for him, too,

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I told him all my struggles and the hell I'm going through.

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The broken dreams, the things I've seen, and the people I've let down,

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hе raised a glass and half a smile and bought another round.

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And hе said, "Don't tell me, 'cause you know I wrote the book,

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and trouble's been my shadow for so long.

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But the words I wrote, they won't do you any good,

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you gotta live your life before you're dead and gone.

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2. We laughed and cried for hours as we drank away the night,

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he spoke of sins and celebrations, the stories of his life.

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"Son, you think you've got it tough, as bad as it can get,

but I've seen my share of ups and downs,

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and you ain't seen nothing yet, you ain’t seen nothing yet !"

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“So, don't tell me, 'cause you know I wrote the book,

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and trouble's been my shadow for so long.

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But the words I wrote, they won't do you any good,

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you gotta live your life before you're dead and gone !"

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+ The lights go up,

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we've had too much and everyone's gone home.

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But let's have one more for the good times,

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and one more for the road, one more for the road

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“So, don't tell me, 'cause you know I wrote the book,

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and trouble's been my shadow for so long.

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But the words I wrote, they won't do you any good,

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you gotta live your life before you're dead and gone !"

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+ You gotta live your life before you're dead and gone !

(orig. = capo 2nd) (Jake Bugg)