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Nothin' Civil ('Bout a Civil War)

from Aubryn with Byron Rice Live at the One Stop by Aubryn

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Every Monday in Nashville I host an open mic and afterwards, we have a jam. The beginning of this song came out of one of those jam sessions and I finished it on my own.
(Jase Hackman reminds me that he was part of said jam session).

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Baby's got a badge of honor
Right across her pretty cheek
Baby got it from her lover
The drink it made him weak
When he kisses her he leaves his poison
Lingerin' upon her lips
It makes her leavin' legs go frozen
All the way up to her hips
And they wake up in the mornin' with an echoed voice in the wind
Beggin' for mercy as the day brings battle again
Chorus:
'cause there ain't nothin' civil 'bout a civil war
Broken bottles on the kitchen floor
and fightin' and fightin' and fightin' only makes it worse
'cause the talkin' turns to screamin' when their ears are closed
They'll go blind before they'll ever see the truth exposed
And sooner or later, they're gonna need a hearse
'cause there ain't nothin' civil 'bout a civil war
ain't nothin' civil 'bout a civil war
Verse:
The neighbors hear the china shatter
but they don't wanna get involved
They don't think it really matters
'til the police have been called
PC:
And they wake up in the mornin' with an echoed voice in the wind
Go about their business, 'cause it's not their battle to end
(repeat chorus)
Bridge:
Silence falls like a flag on the ground
as they carry her body through that quiet town
Last Chorus:
'cause there ain't nothin' civil 'bout a civil war
Broken bottles on the kitchen floor
and fightin' and fightin' and fightin'
and fightin' and fightin' and fightin' and fightin'
'cause the talkin' turns to screamin' when their ears are closed
They'll go blind before they'll ever see the truth exposed
And sooner or later, they're gonna need a hearse
'cause there ain't nothin' civil 'bout a civil war
ain't nothin' civil 'bout a civil war
ain't nothin' civil 'bout a civil war
ain't nothin' civil 'bout a civil war

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from Aubryn with Byron Rice Live at the One Stop, released September 23, 2014
© Aubryn Stevens 2014

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An eclectic, genre-blending, storytelling songstress, Aubryn often leaves you wondering what secrets the shadows hold, and do they really mean us harm? Or are they hiding from us?

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