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Joseph A Bryant

                                                                    Winning ‘Story’ Lyrics From Facebook Group


                                                                                                 Don’t Forget The Lyrics 2




        Tow Truck Girl                      I got to meet her somehow           I was born in Michigan but my family moved
        By Joseph A. Bryant                 and maybe make her my wife.         around quite a bit when I was young. We
                                                                                eventually ended up in West Virginia where
        Well I was standing in line         So I waited a week                  my family roots go back many generations on
        at the Circle K                     to unleash my scheme                both sides of the family for several hundred
        with a sausage biscuit              to have the tow truck girl          years. Blues and Country music are in my
        just waiting to pay                 come and rescue me,                 blood I suppose.
        When I saw her pull up              And then I flattened my tires,      I began writing poems at a young age but
        in a red tow truck,                 loosened my lugs,                   began focusing on song lyrics in College at
        before she got to the door          pulled all my wires                 Marshall University. This is where I picked
        I had fallen in love,               and dirtied my plugs.               up my first guitar and began playing my own
                                                                                songs with my school friends. Folk, Bluegrass,
        With her big green eyes             (Chorus) - Tow truck girl,          Blues and Country music probably have
        and the oil on her chin             I love the tow truck girl,          shaped my style of writing the most.
        she was beautifully built           ‘cause she can pull you out
        like a Mercedes Benz.               when you’re stuck in the muck.      After graduating MU with a Liberal Arts
                                                                                degree in Secondary Education I relocated
        And I couldn’t help stare           When you’re broken down             to sunny Florida.  Never pursuing a teaching
        as she walk down the aisle;         she’ll come and hook you up.        job, I have made my living in the field of Civil
        she glanced at me there             Tow truck girl.                     Engineering (got to have a day job).
        and she gave me a smile.
                                            Well I combed my hair               Song writing has remained a passion for me.
        (Chorus) - Tow truck girl,          and I brushed my teeth              I love telling stories in my lyric’s sometimes
        I love the tow truck girl,          so I’d look real nice               influenced by the stranger then life situa-
        ‘cause she can pull you out         when she rescued me;                tions I seem to find myself in.  I perform my
        when your stuck in the muck.                                            original songs at folk festivals, local breweries,
                                            But when I called her up            nonprofit events and many open mike venues
        When you’re broken down             on the telephone                    in the Orlando area.  We have hosted a
        she’ll come and hook you up.        her little brother said             semimonthly “Firejam” out here on Lake
        Tow truck girl.                     that she wasn’t at home             Hickory Nut near Winter Garden Florida for
                                                                                over 25 years.  At our “Firejams” songwriters
        I bet she’s triple A certified;     He said she’d gone away             of all levels get together in a fun non-j
        always on call every day and night;  on her honeymoon;                  udgmental atmosphere and share our original
                                            you could hear my heart breaking’   songs.  Some of Central Florida’s finest song
        Ready to haul some old wreck away; with her   from across the room      writers and performers have graced our fire
        red tow truck                                                           circle over the years.
        and a smile on her face.            When I tell you this
                                            you will understand                 I have a home studio where I record my
        She can jump your battery; fix your flat, with   ‘cause she’d gotten hitched   original song demos (Porchstudios).  My
        her pony tail beneath               to the Junkyard Man.                music can be streamed for free or you can
        her baseball cap.                                                       download my albums at reverbnation.com/
                                            Oh Junkyard Man,                    joebryantontheporch.  On facebook I have
        I bet she looks good in heels a     she loves the Junkyard Man,         a band page where you can also stream my
        nd great with a wrench;              and I wish them the best           songs at facebook.com/joebryantontheporch
        an angel on wheels with a big red hitch.  from my broken heart

        (Chorus) - Tow truck girl,          By the side of the road
        I love the tow truck girl,          with my car all apart. Oh…
        ‘cause she can pull you out
        when your stuck in the muck.        (Chorus) - Tow truck girl,
                                            I love the tow truck girl, ‘
        When you’re broken down             cause she can pull you out
        she’ll come and hook you up.        when your stuck in the muck.
        Tow truck girl.
                                            When you’re broken down
        As I was walking out                she’ll come and hook you up.
        I thought I’d try my luck           Tow truck girl..
        so I got the number
        from the side of her truck,

         And I thought of a plan
        to get her in my life,



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