Talkin' Song Repair Blues, The-The Hit Co.

[ti:The Talkin' Song Repair Blues] [ar:Country Heroes] [al:A Salute to Alan Jackson] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Talkin' Song Repair Blues (Karaoke Version) - Karaoke [00:06.30]The mechanic raised up from under my hood [00:08.52]his head and said This ain't good [00:10.86]Your timin' belt's done shrunk one size too small [00:15.56]And those spark plug wires are a little too long [00:18.55]And your main prodsponder's nearly gone [00:20.14]Your injector ports are stripped and that ain't all [00:25.27]Your torque converter's runnin' low on torque [00:27.45]And that water pump's nearly down a quart [00:30.12]We caught it all in time so you're in luck [00:34.66]He said I've got the time and I've got the parts [00:37.09]Just give me the word and I'm ready to start [00:39.39]I think we can bring her in for-uh eight-hundred bucks [00:44.20]But don't be downhearted I can fix it for you sonny [00:48.95]It won't take too long it'll just take money [00:53.04] [00:56.94]Then he said Aren't you that songwriter guy [00:59.60]I said Yes I am [01:00.91]He said So am I [01:02.24]He set down and played me a song by the grease rack [01:06.71]When he finished singin' he gave me a smile [01:09.03]And I closed my eyes and pondered a while [01:11.76]he said What do you think [01:13.24]Now don't hold nothin' back [01:16.17]Well I gave him my most sorrowful look [01:18.02]And I said This song's got a broken hook [01:20.97]I can order you a new one from Nashville [01:22.99]but it won't be cheap [01:25.73]And I know you've been using a cut-rate thesaurus [01:27.38]Cause your adverbs have backed up into your chorus [01:30.36]Now your verse is runnin' on verbs [01:32.38]that are way too weak [01:35.25]But don't be downhearted I can fix it for you sonny [01:40.25]It won't take too long it'll just take money [01:45.38] [01:48.04]I said Hold on friend [01:49.59]Now I'm not through [01:50.64]I hate to be the one to give you this news [01:53.11]But your whole [01:53.72]melodic structure's done worked itself loose [01:56.86] [01:57.73]It's got so many dotted eighth notes in it [02:00.08]I'd keep her under fifty beats per minute [02:02.42]I mean that's just me talkin' it's really up to you [02:07.88]you've got a bad safety problem [02:09.58]With that dominant chord with the augmented fifth [02:12.03]Just see how dangerously high it raises you up [02:14.82] [02:16.33]So just go on over and work on my car [02:19.25]And I'll sit here by the fan and chances are [02:21.84]I can straighten this thing out for eight-uh [02:25.77]nine-hundred bucks [02:28.69]But be don't down hearted I can fix it for you sonny [02:33.49]It won't take too long [02:39.22] [02:40.08]You guessed it [02:41.21] [02:43.37]It may be a hit [02:44.94] [02:45.85]I like it [02:47.96]