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Hard Living Lovers

from A Shiver in the Sky by The John Byrne Band

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Hard Livin’ Lovers (Byrne)

Tony was a cowboy, the South Jersey kind, I got him a hat once in North Carolina,
I’d leave him the bottle but he paid full price,
All those hard living lovers are dropping like flies

Kate wouldn’t dance unless no-one was looking,
If you gave her your heart she would push every button,
She said join me in the gutter or get out of my life,
All those hard living lovers are dropping like flies

Kim hated happy hour, wished it away,
Hated Holidays too except St. Stephen’s Day,
The first tree on the curb was her reason to celebrate,
Now we are even again she would meditate.

Her smile was like dynamite, eyes were like diesel,
Let me walk through the park, avoiding the carnival,
Avoiding the people whose lives seem so bright,
When all those hard living lovers are dropping like flies.

Sean had a spot that would never stop serving,
And a girl who would smile if the tips were still coming,
She ignored your condition and never called time,
All those hard living lovers are dropping like flies.
(Instrumental Verse)
Phil being the last one alive in the place,
And if you tried to leave he would act so betrayed,
He’d ask for a cigarette, never a light,
He’d wipe down your tables and fetch you your ice.

His smile was like dynamite, eyes were like diesel,
Let me walk through the park, avoiding the carnival,
Avoiding the people whose lives seem so bright,
When all those hard living lovers are dropping like flies.

So if you’re in to hard living man don’t go no further,
You’ve been warned by your doctor, scorned by your mother,
It’ll come quick so don’t act so surprised,
Cause all those hard living lovers are dropping like flies,
All those hard living lovers are dropping like flies.

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from A Shiver in the Sky, released November 1, 2019

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The John Byrne Band Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

On his new record, A Shiver in the Sky (2019),Dublin native John Byrne and his band vibrantly execute ten new originals. Strings, horns and guitars escort Byrne’s vocals through a set of songs about living and pushing forward through negative times.
Critics have called his writing “powerful, deeply moving work that will stay with you long after you have heard it” (Sing Out) ... more

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