I've got a sad sad story friend, that I don't like to tell
I had a home and family, when they locked me in this cell
I've been in here eighteen years, a long long time I know
But time don't mean a thing to me, cause I've got life to go
Well I went one night where the lights were bright, just to see what I could see
I met up with the old friend who just thought the world of me
Well he brought me drinks and he took me to every honky-tonk in town
Then words were said, and now he's dead, I just had to bring him down
Well it's been a long, long time now since I've heard from my wife
I know I'd be there with her yet if I hadn't used the knife
Well I'll bet that little girl of mine don't realize or know
Her daddy's been here eighteen years and still got life to go
Well I'll bet there's not one man outside that's spent this long in jail
I'll be here in this prison till my body's just a shell
No I can't be free to go and see the ones that I love so
I've been in here eighteen years I've still got life to go
Yes I've still got life to go oh I've still got life to go
The lyrics LIFE TO GO of BILLY STRINGS is also present in the album Me/and/dad (2022)
Billy Strings, pseudonimo di William Lee Apostol, è un chitarrista e cantante bluegrass americano nato nel 1990 in Michigan. Considerato uno dei più talentuosi interpreti della tradizione bluegrass contemporanea, Billy Strings si distingue per la sua tecnica virtuosistica alla chitarra e per il suo stile energico e innovativo che fonde elementi di rock, folk e jam band. La sua musica è caratterizzata da un ritmo incalzante, melodie accattivanti e testi spesso introspettivi. Dopo aver iniziato a suonare in giovane età, Billy Strings ha rapidamente guadagnato fama nel circuito bluegrass nazionale, collaborando con artisti come Leftover Salmon e The Infamous Stringdusters. Nel 2019 ha pubblicato il suo album di debutto per l'etichetta Rounder Records, "Home", che ha ricevuto un'accoglienza critica entusiasta. Tra i suoi brani più rappresentativi figurano "Dust in the Wind", "Turmoil and Tinfoil" e "Love Like Me". Billy Strings è noto anche per le sue esibizioni live coinvolgenti e energiche, spesso caratterizzate da improvvisazioni lunghe e complesse.
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