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Half As Cool As Nick Lowe

from Blue State Boy by Donal Hinely

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lyrics

If I could write this song half as cool as Nick Lowe
No way I could go wrong if I sang it to you slow
But then again I'm clumsy, sometimes witless as a hack
So I'll just say I love you and pray you say it back

What's a dream without true devotion
What's the sky without the blue
What's a train with no locomotion
What am I without you?

If I could make you swoon just like Van Morrison
I'd sing about the moon until you were undone
If I can't leave you breathless then the best that I can do
Is confess that I am nothing darling without you

What's a dream without true devotion
What's the sky without the blue
What's a train with no locomotion
What am I without you?

If I could be John Prine, Rodney Crowell or Peter Case
The truth in every line would shine with grit and grace
But you know I can't do it, it would only be a sham
You would see right through it, honey, you know who I am

What's a dream without true devotion
What's the sky without the blue
What's a train with no locomotion
What am I without you?

credits

from Blue State Boy, released January 22, 2008
Donal Hinely--acoustic guitar, vocals
John Henry Trinko--organ, piano
Tommy Womack--vocals

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Donal Hinely Nashville, Tennessee

In 1994, Hinely left his hometown of Denton, TX and moved to Nashville. A prolific writer and recording artist, he has 17 albums to his credit including the folk chart topping Giants (2005). Hinely also entertains thousands of people each year at festivals and street fairs playing his glass harmonica. He learned to play the instrument from his late brother Terry, a self-taught master of the art. ... more

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