Poor Thing

by Mason Colby

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Original lyrics by Mason Colby
Engineered by Tom Hnatow at the Small Blue Studio in Lexington, KY
Mixed and mastered by Duane Lundy at the Lexington Recording Co.
Photography by Jo Mackby

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That night I was looking for a way out of the same old dull routine
When her eyes met mine like a match tossed into a pool of gasoline
I wished I could take her away from this dirty little scene
To get her all alone so she could be my dirty little queen

Poor thing, my pretty poor thing
She's a mess, I must confess
But she's got me on a string
Oh, my pretty poor thing

From that gleam in her eye I could tell she was full of bad decisions
Probably had a crazy ex-boyfriend she conveniently won't mention
But she's raring to go and don't have time for a young man's indecision
I'm gonna wind up on top of the world or in federal prison

The way the evening started, my mind was psychedelically blissed
She showed me a few little tricks that evidently I had missed
It makes me blush to think of all the places that she kissed
She knocked me out faster with her tongue than she could've with her fist

I woke tingling with the memory of the night before
But when I reached for my wallet it was clear exactly what I'd fallen for
Turns out she was just a grifter and I was just her latest score
And I might be sick and twisted, but man, it only made me want her more

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released May 8, 2020
Don Rogers - acoustic/electric guitar
Robby Cosenza - drums
Scott Wilmoth - bass
Mason Colby - banjo, vocals

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Mason Colby Lexington, Kentucky

Mason Colby was born and raised in the musically rich Gulf Coast, splitting time between Louisiana and Texas. But it was in Kentucky that he picked up a banjo and started making music. A founding member of stringband The Jarflies, Mason is now writing songs that blend his love of Acadiana, the Bluegrass, and Texas songwriters like Guy Clark, Jolie Holland, Lyle Lovett, and Danny Barnes. ... more

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