Scott Whitby, 2022
I was gonna buy a guitar
Asked the old man for his advice
He said you better watch yourself
New strings are just as nice
But she was a black beauty
Three grand and she's all mine
Borrowed money and took her home
Felt like a victim of crime
Shiny as she was
Couldn't stay in tune
Three thousand dollars gone
All in an afternoon
Best advice I never took
To ignore what I was chasing
Slow down and think it through
Don't try to be amazing
Good comes in simple ways
Why you looking for something more
Slow down and think it through
Nobody else is keeping score
I found a girl seemed just like me
Asked the old man for his advice
I knew I better watch myself
Girls like that ain't always nice
But she was a brown eyed beauty
Like the ones in the picture shows
Ol' man said you got to take a chance
Don't ask me how I know
You might get her home
She might not stay in tune
But if you don't you'll never know
Was it love that afternoon?
Best advice I ever took
To not ignore what I was chasing
Slow down and think it through
It might be amazing
Good comes in simple ways
Always look for something more
Slow down and think it through
Nobody else is keeping score
You think you do but
You don't need a new guitar
He didn't say it quite like that
Play the one you got like a star
Then the old man told me
You don't always need a plan
You can't always figure it out
Just do the best you can
Sometimes you got to take a chance
Close your eyes and roll the dice
Then the old man said to me
Girl like that is worth the price
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