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Poor Man's Daughter

from Bones by Melissa Ruth

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lyrics

I like cheap beer
I like expensive whiskey
I loved a married man
He loved the intrigue.
If none of it killed me
Why don’t I feel stronger?
I feel just as I am:
A poor man’s daughter

Mama said get an education
Just as fast as you can
But even with that ticket, Mama,
I’m still just pulling chain for some man
Because no piece of paper
Will ever get me far
From being just another
Poor man’s daughter

It took a long time
For me to realize
That I was never just weak at heart
Or weak of mind.
I was only ever shown
A rough and winding road
But no place to go.

There ain’t nothing special
About living on the edge
I’m just out here trying to get by
Before I am dead
So I’ll work and pray everyday,
Everyday harder
Because I am
A poor man’s daughter

credits

from Bones, released March 24, 2023
Melissa Ruth- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Johnny Leal- Lead Guitar
Scoop McGuire-Bass
Matt Hill- Keys
Cameron Siegal- Drums

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Doo-Wop Twang:The space of blues, the teeth of country, and the grit of rock n roll.

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