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The Great Ones

from Shy Girl EP by Jess Klein

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The only cure for loneliness is to feel it for a while
The only cure for loneliness is to feel it for a while
Know your pain, own your pain, til the owning makes you smile
And that’s why the great ones sings the blues
 
The only balm for anger is to let it burn
The only balm for anger is to let it burn
Sweat your flames, name your names
Til your precious peace returns
And that’s why the great ones sings the blues
 
Liquor won’t cure it
Making love won’t do
Betting high won’t save your soul
Neither will aiming low
You gotta walk up to the devil and let him pass right through
And that’s why the the great ones sings the blues
 
The only fix for bitterness is to let it dry you up
The only fix for bitterness is to let it dry you up
Til you weep with relief to taste the bitter stuff
And that’s why the the great ones sings the blues
 
The only clear way out of fear is to shake in your shoes
The only clear way out of fear is to shake in your shoes
Shake until you’re cold and still and then you will have paid your dues
And that’s why the great ones sings the blues
 
Liquor won’t cure it
Making love won’t do
Betting high won’t save your soul
Neither will aiming low
You gotta walk up to the devil and let him pass right through
And that’s why the great ones sings the blues

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from Shy Girl EP , released June 18, 2013
Produced. recorded, mixed and mastered by Professor Feathers at The Aerie, Austin, Texas

John Paul Keenon; drums
Billy Masters; electric guitar
Mark Addison; bass, slide guitar, vox organ
Jess Klein; electric guitar, acoustic guitar

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Jess Klein Hillsborough, North Carolina

Rochester, NY native Jess Klein is known for staking out brave lyrical and musical territory with such albums as Wishes Well Disguised (1998), Draw Them Near (2000), Strawberry Lover (2005), City Garden (2006), Bound to Love (2009), Behind A Veil (2012) and Learning Faith (2014) which Folk Radio UK calls “unquestionably the finest album of [her] impressive career.” ... more

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