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Standing In The Shadow

from Brown Bag Compilation #1 by Milburn & Vigoda

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A song about envy. Full blog entry about it here: www.groovelily.com/2010/05/12/wc-demo-5-standing-in-the-shadow/

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I got lost
I got off track
Well I took the long way 'round, but now I'm back
I was wrong,
now I got it right,
and I got a fist full of flowers for you tonight

but I'm standing in the shadow of the man who is first in line
yes I'm standing in the shadow of the man who is first in line

I was down
on my luck
I was living in the back of my pickup truck
I got high
I got low
but I got back up on my feet and I'm good to go

but I'm standing in the shadow of the man who is first in line
and I'm looking over his shoulder and I see that you're still looking fine
(yes you are)
and I'm tryin' to cut in, but baby I know the score
he's got everything I got and just a little bit more
and I'm standing in the shadow of the man who is first in line

well I guess I had my chance and blew it good
shoulda asked you out to dance back when I could
now I'm sitting at the bar wishing you were mine,
and I watch you dance around the floor with the man who was first in line.

Well it's all right
I shoulda known
I guess I'll have me a diet cola and go on home
before I go
I just wanna say
you look as good as you did the day I let you slip away

and I'm
standing in the shadow of the man who is first in line
yes I know the way the game is played and I can see the exit sign
'cause the very best I got, it might as well be my worst
I'm the second man in line and your new man is the first
oh, I'm standing in the shadow of the man who is first in line.

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from Brown Bag Compilation #1, released August 27, 2012

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