This Old Town

from Stable Condition by The Randy Abel Stable

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Lyrics:

This old town, she’s older than most;
The centuries weigh down on the hand at her throat.

This old town, she was swaddled in sin;
Her daddy rode in at the head of an ill wind.

This old town, she was raised on the plains,
Her galloping heart pumping dust through her veins.

This old town, she didn’t mellow with age;
She’s a beauty parlor queen packing a twelve gauge.

This old town, she presses me so hard,
I gotta lay my head in her willow gardens,
And dream about the days gone by in this old town.

© 2012 Joshua Dyer

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from Stable Condition, track released July 28, 2013
Produced and arranged by The Randy Abel Stable. Recorded, mixed and mastered in Beijing, China.

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The Randy Abel Stable Beijing, China

The Randy Abel Stable is an Americana or Alt-Country band from Beijing. Formed in 2011, The Randy Abel Stable combines honky tonk, country, bluegrass and blues to produce a unique sound that has been described as having "the realism and sadness of Townes Van Zandt, the imagery and lyricism of Hank Williams Sr. and the excitement and raw energy of the Ramones." ... more

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