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Even If I Try

from Get Back to the Well by John Walker

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She was kind of laying back in her chair
Pleased as could be to be young
She knew who she was and, by God
She knew just what she wanted from you
To take it from her, you would have to believe
She'd always be young and tan
She'd never have heartache or trouble because
Her daddy always kept her money-in-hand

Even if I try
Some people just pass me by
I don't understand what goes on in their heads
When just to make a little money
Or to do something funny
They will try to con you any way that they can

He would walk around with a grin on his face
But it didn't signify any joy
He's got a bottle on his hip, a chip on his shoulder
Trying to recall when he was a boy
He can drink you on the floor, he's a son of a gun
If he only could have some fun
He wouldn't always be trying to beat you
At every little game in town

Even if I try
Some people just pass me by
I don't understand what goes on in their heads
When just to make a little money
Or to do something funny
They will try to con you any way that they can

He's got a fancy new suit and a rotary smile
Gonna make his mark among men
He'll ingratiate himself to anybody here
He thinks has some money to spend
And his friends are the ones who can help him along
Put a little dough in the till
It's what makes him feel tall, not walk so small
He's always got some kind of scheme to sell

Even if I try
Some people just pass me by
I don't understand what goes on in their heads
When just to make a little money
Or to do something funny
They will try to con you any way that they can

just to make a little money
Or to do something funny
They will try to con you any way that they can

credits

from Get Back to the Well, released January 1, 1995
John Walker - guitar, vocal
Pete Blakeslee - pedal steel
Dave Morris - bass
Billy Childs - drums
Billy Dye - electric guitar
Steve "Fuzzy" Blazek - harmony vocal

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John Walker Lincoln, Nebraska

John Walker was an award-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist who performed his own brand of country/folk/blues across the USA for several decades. He passed away in 2018 and was inducted into the Nebraska Performing Arts Hall of Fame in 2021.

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