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I Ain't Got Diddly
‘Baby you been comin to me Ain’t Got Diddly : The art of creating from
Lookin for some inspiration frustration
Buggin me callin me tellin me hey By David Michael Rose
You’re lookin for a new sensation
You’re cryin on my shoulder While waiting for my cowriter of this song to
grace me with his appearance, I wanted to have
Tellin me true love is alive something ready for him. Since he had a typical
Those puppy dog eyes don’t wash with me musicians view of time (Time is just a
Go sell it to another guy Magazine) I was getting perturbed with the con-
stant running late texts he was sending. Since we
I ain’t your social worker had booked the room at ASCAP in
I ain’t your miracle cure Nashville, and I was not wanting to waste time, I
You’re looking for some answers took my revenge in the form of this lyric.
I know one thing for sure My cowriter, Living Blues Legend Bobby
I ain’t got diddly (3X) Messano walked into the room and said boldly
I ain’t got diddly for you “Ok, what have you got?” Having waited just
under an hour, I presented him with this little
Burned that bridge a long time ago gem. He went to work immediately and by the
Girl I can still smell the fire end of the second hour of our appointment, he
You’re tellin everybody it’s me and you had the music. It was a choppy bluesy rocking
You ain’t nothing but a big ol’ liar little melody that had us both smiling. Notice
You’re looking for a way in the date on the lyric. 2003.
Honey this hearts closed for repairs It was 10 years later that I got the call that Bobby
You keep a knock knock knockin Messano, my partner in crime, was going into
on heavens door the studio to record an album and wanted to cut
The lights are on but no one’s there this song.
I ain’t your one and only This introduced me to some of the finest
I ain’t your gangster of love musicians around as they interpreted my lyric
I’ll pick a number between 1 and 10 and Bobbys music into a phenomenal track at
Tell me what I’m thinkin of the legendary Sound Emporium where Robert
Plant recorded with Alison Kraus. Where the
I ain’t got diddly (3X) soundtrack to “O Brother Where art thou’ was
I ain’t got diddly for you recorded. Where countless legends in country,
rock and pop record. I was a lonely lyricist in a
Repeat 2nd B verse chorus and out sea of accomplished one-take musicians!
Messano/Rose(c)2003 Prince Frog Music/Broken The album “Welcome to Deltaville” was released
Dancer Music/ASCAP later that year. It quickly gained some buzz and
made first round Grammy nomination for Blues
To listen follow this link... album of the year in 2014.
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