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Lady Of The House
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Guitar and Vocals only. Country tear jerker written when very happily married.
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I'm a Singer, Songwriter, Harmonica player and play rhythm guitar. Have played Folk, Country, Rock, Southern Rock, 40's Big Band, and 60's DooWop. My heart and
I am really a songwriter. I spent many years playing in all kinds of bands, and have worked extensively as a single act. I spent 13 years in Memphis where I was known for my harmonica playing. I play guitar and sing, but wouldn't call my self a "guitar player", I've known guitar players. I accompany myself on guitar. I have only recently started to record and work with computer music. I will be posting them as I learn. If anyone wants to "cut" any of my songs, feel free to contact me at the email after my lyrics.
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Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #153
Peak in subgenre #44
Author
P.R. Merrill
Rights
1997
Uploaded
January 16, 2008
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MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:35
Story behind the song
I was sitting in my studio in Memphis, beating my brains out trying to write a song but was getting nowhere. To top it off, the phone rang.... that really irritated me, but I answered. "Can I speak to the lady of the house?" came out and I hollered at my wife in our bedroom, the other side of the house. She picked it up and I slammed my receiver down and grumbled a bit, and said "Can I speak to the lady of the house?"..... Hmmmm. I said it again, picked up my guitar, stuck my pencil behind my ear and started writing. I guess you never know where an idea may come from.
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©1997 THE LADY OF THE HOUSE P.R. MERRILL QUITIN' TIME AGAIN MY OLD PICKUP ALWAYS TAKES THE SAME WAY HOME PAST THE PARK CAFE WHERE I MET YOU FIFTEEN YEARS AGO NOW OUR KITCHEN FEELS AS COLD AS THAT HALF A CUP YOU DIDN'T DRINK TODAY AND I'M STARTLED BY THE RINGIN' OF THE PHONE AND I HEAR A MANS VOICE SAY CAN I SPEAK TO THE LADY OF THE HOUSE I LIE AND TELL SOME STRANGER'S VOICE YOU JUST STEPPED OUT AND ASK TO TAKE HIS NUMBER THOUGH I KNOW YOU WON'T BE HOME I CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO SAY OUT LOUD THE LADY OF THE HOUSE IS GONE IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR EVENIN' NEWS WHEN THAT RINGIN' BRINGS ME BACK FROM CHANNEL THREE I SNATCH IT UP RIGHT AWAY 'CAUSE AFTER ALL YOU COULD BE CALLIN' ME IT'S A MAN AGAIN NO IT'S NOT THE SAME VOICE I HEARD WHEN I CAME IN NO HE'S ONLY SELLIN' SOMETHING BUT THAT QUESTION COMES AGAIN CAN I SPEAK TO THE LADY OF THE HOUSE I LIE AND TELL SOME STRANGER'S VOICE YOU JUST STEPPED OUT AND ASK TO TAKE HIS NUMBER THOUGH I KNOW YOU WON'T BE HOME I CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO SAY OUT LOUD THE LADY OF THE HOUSE IS GONE AS TIME GOES BY THE PAIN SUBSIDES WHEN NO ONE REMINDS ME I'M ALONE THEN YOUR MEM'RY COMES TO HAUNT ME WITH THE RINGIN' OF THE PHONE CAN I SPEAK TO THE LADY OF THE HOUSE I OUGHTA CALL BELL SOUTH RIGHT NOW TO PULL THE DAMNED THING OUT I PRAYED SOMEDAY YOU'D CALL TO SAY LEAVIN' ME WAS WRONG BUT I GUESS AFTER ALL THIS TIME YOU AIN'T NEVER CALLIN' HOME OH NO I JUST CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO SAY OUT LOUD THE LADY OF THE HOUSE IS GONE Words and Music ©1997 PR Merrill, All rights reserved.
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