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The Closer I Get

When I wake up in the morning
This old engine needs a little more priming
Thank it used to need
I guess it’s about time I used my Guarantee
Forty year tune-up if you please

When I’m runnin’ down the highway
Get a little less mileage on my tank of gas
When I break down on the side of the road
A little less life’s luggage
Is a lot lighter load

Chorus
I still think about tomorrow
and I remember yesterday
I’m a little confused
But I think that’s because
The Older I get the faster I was

Like a fool I chased everything that moved
Got used to the doghouse and a cold bowl of food
If I’d been a little smarter I’d have climbed
every single tree
Just to find the little bird that was tellin on me

I think I fell down when I was supposed to grow up
A little hide and seek and I found the right stuff
I don’t think I’m ever gonna miss that game
You can never go back it wouldn’t be the same

I still think about tomorrow
And I remember yesterday
I’m a little confused

But I think that’s because
The older i get the faster I am
When I wake up in the morning
This old engine needs a little more priming
Than it used to need
I guess it’s about time I use my warranty
Forty year Tune-up if you please

credits

from Dusty Jukebox / Rick Carter & The Sizzlers, released May 7, 1996
Rick Carter - acoustic guitar, vocal
Leif Bondarenko - drums, percussion
Rick Kurtz - electric guitar, acoustic slide guitar, bongos, recorder
Eric Onimus - bass
Marc Phillips - keyboards, accordion, vocals

Copyright 1996 Prairie Eden Music (B.M.I.)

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Rick Carter Birmingham

Rick Carter lives in Birmingham Alabama. He is a Recipient of the BAMA Lifetime Achievement Award and has been in the music business for over forty years.
Currently Rick's bands include
Rollin' In The Hay
Frankie Velvet
L.O.L.A. (Rick Carter & The League of Legendary Artists)
Telluride
Keep up with Rick's very busy schedule and perhaps even catch a solo show at
www.rickcartermusic.com
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