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The Harder you Lean

from Pusher of Blues Compilation by Jackson Slade

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A sad tale about falling down, and a decision to stay there...

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The HARDER YOU LEAN
BY: JACKSON SLADE c 1993
PUBLISHED BY: COLD BEAUTY PUBLISHING

IN THE SHADOW OF A NEON
AN OL' MAN AND HIS BOTTLE STAND ALONE
LIVIN' IN THE WHISKEY
HAS TAKEN HIM SO FAR AWAY FROM HOME
WELL HE'S SLIGHTLY OUT OF FOCUS
AS HE TURNS TO LEAVE SOME HARD TIMES ON THE WALL
IT'S SEEM THE HARDER YOU LEAN ON SOME THINGS
THE HARDER YOU FALL

WHEN HE WAS JUST A YOUNG MAN
HE WATCHED HIS DADDY DIE BEHIND THE PLOW
IT WAS THREE WEEKS AFTER HARVEST
HIS MOMMA TOOK HER LIFE SOMEWHERE SOMEHOW
THAT'S WHEN HE FELL INTO THE DRINKIN'
HOPPED A TRAIN GOIN' NO WHERE TO LEAVE IT ALL
IT SEEM THE HARDER YOU LEAN ON SOMETHING'S
THE HARDER YOU FALL

(CHORUS) THE HARDER YOU LEAN ON SOME THING'S
THE HARDER YOU FALL
THESE FEW WORDS HIS DADDY TOLD HIM
LONG AGO WHEN HE WAS SMALL
YOU CAN WALLOW IN THE WEAKNESS
OR YOU CAN GO THROUGH YOUR LIFE WALKING TALL
BUT THE HARDER YOU LEAN ON SOME THINGS
THE HARDER YOU FALL

WELL HE REMEMBERS HIS SWEET MARY
N' HOW HER LOVE NEARLY SAVED HIS WRETCHED SOUL
WHILE HE WAS DROWNIN' IN THE NIGHTMARES
SHE HAD PLANS TO MAKE HIM WHOLE
BUT HE TOOK HER LOVE FOR GRANTED
AND WHEN HE LEFT HE NEVER LOOKED BACK DOWN THE HALL
HE FORGOT THE HARDER YOU LEAN ON SOME THINGS
THE HARDER YOU FALL

(BRIDGE) WELL THEY FOUND HIM BY THE RIVER
THEY COULDN'T READ WHAT HE HAD WRITTEN
ON THE WALL
BUT IN HIS HAND THERE WAS A PICTURE
AND ON THE BACK WERE THE WORDS THAT
SAID IT ALL

(CHORUS) THE HARDER YOU LEAN ON SOME THING'S
THE HARDER YOU FALL
THESE FEW WORDS HIS DADDY LEFT HIM
TO HELP HIM MAKE IT THROUGH IT ALL
YOU CAN WALLOW IN THE WEAKNESS
OR YOU CAN GO THROUGH YOUR LIFE WALKING TALL
BUT THE HARDER YOU LEAN ON SOME THINGS
THE HARDER YOU FALL

credits

from Pusher of Blues Compilation, released October 1, 2014
Jackson Slade: Songwriter, All vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Excec Peoducer

Kevin Wicker: Producer, Slide acoustic, Keyboard Embellishments, Drum tracks

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Jackson Slade Lewisburg, Tennessee

"Style of music is hard to give a
specific Genre to.. My Spanish roots
come to the surface in my rhythms, and
melodies to some extent. I've always
loved all styles of music, and I guess
my motivation comes from loving how,
through music, we make the world
warmer and smaller, not so vast.
I guess you could say I'm
Rock/Country/Jazz/Pop/Blues/Latin Blues and a few more things too ugly to mention" ... more

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