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lyrics

In blue afternoons I cried alone
Four walls sound empty, it’s an old wooden home
The smoke from my fire, it billows and curls
In blue afternoons for this old country girl

My baby done left me to make it alone
It’s hard staying sober when there’s nobody home
Lord, why does it happen, it always happens to me
I’m drinking Wild Turkey, it’s just a quarter to three

Drink up, I’m a-riding away from you now
Drink up, you run off your sweet lovin’ gal
Drink up, it’s an old story, I’m not saying it’s news
I’m just a broken down woman with the afternoon blues

There’s nothing in this world ‘cept for meanness and cruel
And blue afternoons for this old country girl

Drink up, I’m a-riding away from you now
Drink up, you run off your sweet lovin’ gal
Drink up, it’s an old story, I’m not saying it’s news
I’m just a broken down woman with the afternoon blues

The mornings pass quickly when there’s something to do
I work hard pretending I’m gonna start in a-new
Lord, why does it happen, it always happens to me
I’m drinking Tequila, it’s just a quarter past three

Drink up, I’m a-riding away from you now
Drink up, you run off your sweet lovin’ gal
Drink up, it’s an old story, I’m not saying it’s news
I’m just a broken down woman with the afternoon blues

It’s an old story, I’m not saying it’s news
I’m just a broken down woman with the afternoon blues

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from The Sweet Maries, released January 1, 2013
Lyrics written by Amy Shoemaker
© 2013 Wild Fuchsia Music

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Contemporary Indie-Folk Music: The soaring harmonies of Amy Shoemaker and Susie Lofton.

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