Three Quarter Time
Heartache in Three Quarter Time: A Tale of Country Struggle
Lyrics
I don't fit in here and I don't bother trying
I feel like I don't belong here, and I don't make an effort to fit in.
This so called new country ain't walking the line
This modern country music doesn't adhere to traditional values.
Would anyone notice if they heard Patsy Cline
Would anyone notice if I sang classic Patsy Cline songs?
Singing old sad songs in three quarter time
Singing melancholic songs in waltz time (three quarter time).
Playing on Broadway is a hell of a grind
Performing on Broadway is demanding and challenging.
Ballads and barstools have this heart of mine
My heart is attached to slow songs and bar environments.
They pay me in whiskey but I ain't made a dime
I receive payment in whiskey, but I haven't earned money.
From Singing old sad songs in ¾ time
Continuing to sing old, sad songs in three-quarter time.
They called me a star, they told me to sign
I was praised as a star and urged to sign contracts.
They said to get ready for a hell of a ride
Prepared for a challenging and exciting journey in the music industry.
They gave me their songs and a piece of me died
Handing over creative control led to a part of me being lost.
'Cause I was born to sing sad songs in three quarter time
I am destined to sing sad songs in three-quarter time.
They called me crazy said I'm out of my mind
Others labeled me as crazy, considering my chosen path.
Ballads and barstools have this heart of mine
Emotionally connected to slow songs and bar atmospheres.
They pay me in whiskey but I ain't made a dime
Compensated with whiskey, but financial success is elusive.
From Singing old sad songs in three quarter time
Persisting in singing old, sad songs in three-quarter time.
I can't help looking ahead to a time
Anxious about returning to traditional country music elements.
When we go back to twin fiddles and the steel guitar cry
Longing for the days of twin fiddles and steel guitar in country music.
But I sit with my whiskey wondering why
Reflecting on why no one sings sad songs in three-quarter time anymore.
Nobody sings sad songs in three quarter time
Expressing a desire for the return of melancholic songs in waltz time.
The high lonesome spirit is well and alive
The traditional country spirit is still present and thriving.
'Cause Ballads and barstools have this heart of mine
Emotionally tied to slow songs and bar settings.
They pay me in whiskey but I ain't made a dime
Compensated with whiskey, but financial success remains elusive.
From Singing old sad songs in three quarter time
Continuing to sing old, sad songs in three-quarter time.
I'm Just Singing old sad songs in three quarter time
Persisting in singing melancholic songs in waltz time.
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