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Almost Got Rich Lyrics by The Bacon Brothers

New Year’s Day

2009

I almost got rich after all of these years
I almost had money, coming out of my ears
Run off the road, and back in the ditch
Cause I almost got, never got couldn't get
Boulder Colorado one nine sixty five
In a four piece cover band, called Peter and the wolves
What we lacked in musical got skill
We made up raising hell
But peter's grandmother's
Uncle's friend
Knew neil sedaka's manager who said he would send
My funky little band on a national tour
So we waited by the phone
And we waited, and we waited some more
And I almost got rich after all of these years
I almost had money, coming out of my ears
Run off the road, and back in the ditch
Cause I almost got, never got couldn't get
Four years later Philadelphia
With my old friend Larry, in the group "Good News"
Mr. Davis wanted to know
If the Jesus thing would go
But a gay priest rabbi, waited in the wings
Writing all the words to the songs, I had to sing
It was muhammed and buddah, and just plain weird
But I closed my eyes and sang, and the people cheered
Yeah
I almost got rich after all of these years
(I almost had)
I almost had money, coming out of my ears
Run off the road, and back in the ditch
Cause I almost got, never got couldn't get
If living a life in music girl, is it's own reward
Wrap your little hand around, that golden credit card
Knowing you believe in me, is all that gets me through
But what's in it for you babe
I have n't got a clue
Yeah, yeah
I almost got (money), (money) (I almost got)
I almost got get girl (rich)
No, no anything all to do
(Money), (money), (money) (I almost got)
Oh, I almost got (rich) (money), (money), (money), (money) and couldn't
Forty years later nothing much has changed
Here we are still banging away
To the sound of grinding gears
Another song appears
And a station in new Jersey, is playing our cd
But my brothers in LA, and then he's got a movie
The band's off touring then it's fergie and the peas
Don't look now boy
Cause your dreams are down around your knees
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I almost got rich after all of these years (years)
I almost had money, (I almost had money, coming out) coming out of my ears
Run off (I almost) the road, (I almost) and back in the ditch
Cause I almost got rich, (do love) (anything all to do) never got couldn't get rich
I almost had money, coming out of my ears (I almost got)
Run off (do) the road, and back in the ditch
Cause I almost got never, got couldn't get rich
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The Bacon Brothers

The Bacon Brothers

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