where were you in '72/I was just a kid/how was I to know how I'd get hit
and I waited all this time/for the blow that would knock me/out/of my mind
just like a girl/yeah you're just a girl/aw, you're such a girl
•but you still owe me a favor/consider this a reminder/convince me it's nothing major/that you sent me down to the minors•
got a picture of you at 5/button nose baby black eyes/big brown bear is at your side/and today you're still a doll/while I'm feeling like a rag/wadded up and going stag
I'm just a boy/yeah I'm just a boy/I'm just a boy
•chorus•
all I'm counting on is counting up the cost
but I find myself when you tell me "get lost"
well I made you what you are/and I wonder if you'll ever get very far/'cos you're standing on the brink/maybe it's late/maybe I've had a couple of drinks
what does that change/yeah what does that change/oh what does that change
Like most songs on the album this song shifts between two distinct modes that work great separately, but when they combine, they become Voltron and are unstoppable! bradykoch
Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021
Just like the title says, this charming pop confection from the New Jersey three-piece skips from jangly high to high on their new EP. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 7, 2023
Well-written, well-recorded, well-produced. Lots of differenttempos/textures, yet still has a cohesive sound, anchored by that gorgeous voice..great guitar work also
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