Girl, Thank Me

1 week ago by @jeff9 · @nancycunning

Liner Notes

#americana #altcountry #biab
Ms. Nancy and I are both fans of The Turnpike Troubadours and have ongoing aspirations to do something along the lines of their stuff. This probably misses by a mile, but it's a damn good lyric and I bet the TTs might not be insulted to learn this was intended as a respectful nod in their direction. Thanks, Nancy, for letting me take a crack at it.

Nancy: Hip, hip, hooray. Thank you, Jeff for leaning into this character and bringing him to life. A draft of this lyric had been sitting in a drawer for a long time. It felt good to dust it off and reunite it with it's rightful owner.

Lyrics

Girl, Thank Me
Lyrics - Nancy Cunningham
Music - Jeff Walker

If you're still eating steak, thank a farmer
If you're still reading romance, thank a tree
If you still know what you don't want in a man
Well, Girl, thank me

You liked going out, I took you dancing
You liked diamond rings, I took a knee
You liked to tell me what you don't want in a man
Well, Girl, thank me

See, maybe, you could thank me for a good time
Or at least you could thank me for a laugh
For all those times I let you wear my ball cap
Or for letting you think I ever liked your cat
You could maybe thank me for the way I really loved you
Or thank me now for leaving you alone
You might think I'd thank God if we ever got back together
But thank me, girl, you're on your own

If you're still eating steak, thank a farmer
If you're still reading romance, thank a tree
And whether you still know what you don't want in a man
Well, Girl, go ahead, thank me

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