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Long Dark Shadow

from Could Come True by Timmy Abell

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Long Dark Shadow
Timmy Abell

I cast a long dark shadow when the sun goes down
Got my Sheriff’s hat from Halloween, now I run this town
People watch their step, when I walk these streets
‘Cuz everybody knows, you don’t go messin’ with me

There’s never any warning, and I know there’s something wrong
When my mother changes everything, and it’s always when I’m gone
It’s all picked up and put away, the streets have all been cleaned
My things down at the courthouse have all been rearranged

I've been watchin’ for bank robbers, they come stealin’ ‘round this town
I caught one of ‘em red-handed, and he’ll never live it down
My brother called it borrowing, he said for just one day
But he was shakin’ out my piggy bank, boy the Judge sure made him pay

Chorus

I hired me a deputy ….. cuz work is tough ‘round here
He’s my little brother Billy, the Kid he has no fear
When I get outnumbered, he’ll lend a helping hand
He’s got a real fast horse, …. He knows the lay of the land

We’ve got an older sister, always wanting in
This place is meant for cowboys… and the cowboy’s friends
Her gang was shoutin’ up demands to open up the door
I never saw those girls high-tail it out of there so fast before

Prospectors were passin’ through, they were put up for the night
It was the time we had that blizzard, and the whole town turned white
I was keeping law and order, they were jumping on the bed
And I popped a feather pillow right across my cousin’s head

It happens on the holidays, this outlaw comes to town
And he’s always making trouble, and I always call him down
He goes laughing with his handcuffs all the way to city hall
It’s hard to keep your grandpa…. locked in jail for very long

Chorus

© 2012 Local Honey Music, ASCAP

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from Could Come True, released September 6, 2016

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Timmy Abell Asheville, North Carolina

Timmy has spent 40 years presenting concerts of high-quality original and traditional music and storytelling for children and families throughout the US. His recordings have received the highest national awards and he is a recipient of the NC Arts Council's Fellowship for Songwriting. Timmy and his wife Susana are currently touring a program called "So Many Ways To Share A Story". silvertrout.org ... more

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