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lyrics

Every night step on stage and do my best to engage
folks that won't look me in the eye
Every night I lay awake and think about the things I say
wonder if they heard my best line.
Sometimes I think I have it made
and the audience has stayed
to hear me out and hear my songs
But most times to no surprise
the empty look behind their eyes
sells me out and tells me I was wrong.
And that is why, even us happy clowns cry

All I wanna do is make em laugh but my heart slowly breaks in half
as another song goes unheard
I do best to make 'em smile they get and inch for mile
and take a piece of me with every turn.
Another bar, another town, another drink I hurry down
it's gettin' harder now to see the light.
Another 13 hours to go. To play another empty show
hopin' I can pay the band tonight.

And that is why, even us happy clowns cry.

Even on the better nights, when the bar is full and band is tight
and the people are dancing, I'm feelin' proud
All it takes is a memory to come chasin' after me
to make you feel alone in the crowd
I wonder how my sweethearts been, and she wonder if I’m behavin'
or did I finally wind up in jail.
I know I won't be gone that long and she'll be fine all on her own
so I paint on my smile. pour out my heart. Pack up my gear and hit the trail

And that is why, even us happy clowns cry

credits

from Buck Or Two Buckaroo, released October 1, 2022
Mark 'Boots' Graham - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Catherine Robertson - Fiddle
Keith Rodger - Double Bass
Tyler Allen - Banjo

Recorded and mixed live by Ian Dillon
Assistant recording engineers - Carson Dillon & Connor HD

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Boots & The Hoots Drumheller, Alberta

"Hardcore, traditional, songs of leavin', drinkin', and losin', but mainly drinkin', all enhanced by a tight rhythm section and plenty of of steel guitar. " - Country Music People Magazine 5 Star Review of "III"

" Wittily crafted, downtempo western melodies, a cactus in the ass of modern, power-ballad country crooners that forgot the music of their grandfathers." -EXCLAIM! Magazine ... more

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