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Hey Sweetheart

from Counterfeit Heart by Chris Crabtree

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The name “Sweetheart” has a different meaning in “Zen.” Here, it refers to a waitress Zen and Ellie meet along their journey. It’s written from the perspective of someone who’s just passing through this small town and becomes enamored with the waitress to the point of questioning the point of his wandering.

I recorded several versions of this song as well, including one with some terrific playing from John Gentile and Salar Rajabnik. Ultimately, though, that version remains unfinished and this one (which features a whole different chord structure—as all three or four versions do!) is my favorite. You’ll notice the official lyric printed here differs slightly from what I sing. What can I say? I’m always refining.

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Hey sweetheart, with the long black curly hair
What’s a girl like you doing way out there
Where the people stop and stare
And you don’t even care

Hey sweetheart, I know I don't know you well
But there is one thing about you I think I can tell
You're ready to ring the bell
You're ready to get the hell
Out of the middle of nowhere

Hey sweetheart, what's keeping you from running away?
From this loser town where they crush hope every day
What more can I say?
One more old cliché
In the middle of nowhere

Hey sweetheart, you got any more lemonade?
I'd like to buy a round for all these lonely hearts on parade
Yeah we know they've got it made
We got a two-drink marinade
In the middle of nowhere

I see it everywhere
So much for savoir faire
And all those millionaires
They're playing solitaire
In the middle of nowhere

Hey sweetheart, aw, who we kidding anyway?
I can't get enough of this F A Q & A
There’s no use running away
I might as well stay
In the middle of nowhere… with you...

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from Counterfeit Heart, released November 13, 2015

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Chris Crabtree Kansas City, Kansas

Chris Crabtree is a Kansas City singer-songwriter originally hailing from the sagebrush plains of Texas. He released his first rock album, Counterfeit Heart, in 2015. That record served as a soundtrack to his novel, Zen and the Art of Killing Your Self, also released at the same time. His music draws from the sounds of Ryan Adams, Daniel Lanois, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, U2, and Bob Dylan. ... more

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