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Can't Be Nothing I Ain't

from Youngtree and The Blooms by Youngtree and The Blooms

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On a prison phone, I said I wasn't sure
I wanted to live this life anymore
Please forgive me, dear, for I misspoke
But this place has got me against the ropes

And sometimes my words get ahead of my brain
I didn't mean to worry you, that's just who I am
I can't be nothin' I ain't
Still I wish I had shown some restraint

On Water Street, that night in July
Every day it takes hold of my mind
The man in the gold chain and the baggy white shirt
Came up from behind and reached his hand up your skirt

And sometimes my hands get ahead of my brain
I pulled out my knife, pushed it deep past his chain
I can't be nothin' I ain't
Still I wish I had shown some restraint

He fell to the ground, there was nothing to be done
He was dead before the ambulance come
I got fifteen years for my short fuse
Fifteen years in government shoes

And I'll never get the sight out of my head
How his eyes bulged out as his shirt dripped red
I can't be nothin' I ain't
Still I wish I had shown some restraint
I can't be nothin' I ain't
Still I wish I had shown some restraint

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from Youngtree and The Blooms, released October 14, 2022

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Youngtree and The Blooms St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Youngtree & The Blooms have become known for their ability to blend multiple genres to create truly engaging music. It’s all there on the band’s new self-titled album, Youngtree & The Blooms, a nine-song collection that establishes front man Peter Youngtree as "one of the most engaging new voices within the Americana scene" (Roots Music Canada). ... more

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