featuring the turbo-powered drive of Billy Contreras' fiddling, this tune combines bluegrass, rockabilly, and southern rock for a tasty tune worth covering by fans of the bluegrass and old country sound.
lyrics
Once’d I had a tractor, got stuck in the mud
That tractor is gone now, and I got me some new mud
Gonna get my new tractor, drive it over there
Gonna show, that mud, who’s the boss around here
Small place…… small time…..
Small problems….. all mine
Neighbors kepta a callin, complain about the noise
That noise is gone now and I got me some new sounds
Gotta brand new pedal board, and some, real fab gear
Gonna show, that amp, who’s the boss around here
Small place…. Small time….
Love your neighbor…. I love mine
Cousin calls my wife, she says I ain’t home
Won’t let me speak to him he’s lookin for a loan
Kid wants to borrow the truck, the gas tank is on E
Gonna show, that kid, who’s the boss around here
Big truck….no gas…
Love ya kid….don’t drive fast
We live out in the country, give it our all
Curse the guy or gal who invented ethanol
I prefer to get my corn, from this bottle here
Gonna show, that mirror, who’s the boss around here
Hey we don’t want no fightin or cussin in here
We just wanna be a place someone can have a beer
Or dance a little two step, or shoot a round of pool
This small place is big enough for me and you
Small place…. Big time
Life’s short….all mine
credits
from Boston Nashville,
released January 1, 2017
Violin: Billy Contreras
Electric guitar: Andy Reiss
Mike wrote these songs in some of his favorite vintage styles of pop music, as he heard them on the radio and vinyl records in the 1960s. One song is a cover, "You Call It Joggin'", by the late John D. Loudermilk.
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