Austin and Elliott: Listening Library

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This is the demo picked by the Rose Garden Coffeehouse when I was a finalist for their 2009 songwriting competition. Inspired by the cover photo of George Saunder's "In Persuasion Nation."

Fat man bending over
Picking up a four-leaf clover
Leaning down for a flower
In a field in Illinois
Rows of corn like corduroy
His momma said, you're lucky boy

A little luck can go a long way
Making light out of timothy
A yellow and a white
And a red, red rose in a buttonhole
'Cause you never know

Next to the swimming pool
They're thin and beautiful
First dates, affairs, and honeymoons

A little luck can go a long way
Making light out of timothy
A yellow and a white
And a red, red rose in a buttonhole
'Cause you never know

It's summer, you can try to hide it
But the colors in the garden riot
You can't keep a songbird quiet

Fat man with a flower
Give it to the girl at the counter
She's off of work in an hour

A little luck can go a long way
Making light out of timothy
A yellow and a white
And a red, red rose in a buttonhole
'Cause you never know
You never know