The False Hearted Tenor Waltz
The Enigmatic Quest for a True Heart in the False-Hearted Tenor Waltz
Lyrics
False-Hearted Tenor
Refers to a deceitful or insincere tenor singer
My False-Hearted Tenor, falsetto so high
Describes the tenor's falsetto voice, exceptionally high
I watch all your dobros as they slide on by.
Observing the instruments (dobros) passing by
My person is lonely I think it's because
Feeling isolated, attributes it to lacking a high, thin voice
My voice is not high and real thin like a saw
Expresses desire for a high-pitched voice akin to a saw
What would really be slick now if I learned how to sing
Wishes to learn singing for versatility
But they tell me to pick now 'cause that is my thing
Pressure to stick to picking (playing instruments) instead of singing
It's genu-un-settle (wrong words) a voice without heart
Describes a voice lacking authenticity or emotional depth
I'm out in the meadow and I can't find my part
Feeling lost or disconnected while attempting to find one's role or part
Just because I quit smoking and sit on a stool
Changed lifestyle (quitting smoking) affecting singing performance
and sing all them love songs like any dam fool
Singing love songs despite being perceived as foolish
Remember the tenor when we render this waltz
Recalling the tenor's role in performing this waltz
I pick on a Fender in a tenor that's false
Playing a Fender guitar despite having a false tenor voice
In my highest falsetto I can't sing this high
Inability to reach high notes even in falsetto
But I dam sure would like to and that's why I try
Desire to sing high despite limitations, trying earnestly
My voice is as much as two pitches too low
Voice lower than required, hindering desired high pitch
When I want to get high and get up like Munroe
Desiring a higher pitch similar to Monroe's (reference to Marilyn Monroe)
But me no soprano without any pause
Not a soprano, stuck with a croaky tenor voice
just a jug-throated croaker in a tenor that false
Describing a rough, false tenor voice lacking in accuracy
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