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Thank God (#697, 231014)

from The Nashville 24, Vol. 3 by James Tristan Redding

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JTR song #697, finished October 14, 2023 at 6:24am CT

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Long before my time
There was a man named Hank
A lot of modern tunes
Have him to thank

Later on came Johnny
The city flipped its lid
We write a certain way today
Because of what he did

Don't forget about Merle
He was tried and true
Defined a generation
Of red white and blue

But I'm here to tell you
Right here and now
Even if no one's listenin'
There's a new guy in town

Thank God I'm here
In the nick of time
Brought along my guitar
And a bag of rhymes

Hate to think what woulda' happened
If I hadn't shown up
Thank God I came
You clearly give a fuck (darn)

We can talk about Willie
Kris and Waylon all day
Somethin' 'bout their tunes
Really shaped this place

But look out Music City
You've been hashtag blessed
Now I'm on the scene
Could you care any less

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from The Nashville 24, Vol. 3, released October 15, 2023

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

Cuts by Sarah Harralson, Eli Alger, Emma Gale, David Easterling
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