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Uncle Lloyd
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Uncle Lloyd was released on May 19, 2017 by Woods Music as a part of the album Straw in the Wind
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Release DateMay 19, 2017
LabelWoods Music
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM80

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Wes Bayliss
Wes Bayliss
Lead Vocals
Jason Cope
Jason Cope
Guitar
Isaac Senty
Isaac Senty
Drums
Josh Day
Josh Day
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Darrell Scott
Darrell Scott
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ernesto Hill Olvera
Ernesto Hill Olvera
Recording Engineer
Jason Cope
Jason Cope
Producer
Jason Mott
Jason Mott
Assistant Engineer
Pete Lyman
Pete Lyman
Mastering Engineer
Sean R. Badum
Sean R. Badum
Assistant Engineer
Wes Bayliss
Wes Bayliss
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
He was not my father's brother
But he wished that he could be
Told us kids to call him, "Uncle," and we would be his family
He had a wife and kids in Fresno, the youngest one was twenty-four
Dad, had brought him into our house, they didn't want him anymore
[Verse 2]
He helped us work the family business, building fences in the sun
Worked just like a man of twenty
Till the working day was done
He and Dad would spend their evening, sitting in lawn chairs in the yard
Where they'd drink and toast to Seagrams, Seagrams never went down hard
[Verse 3]
Won't you wake up Uncle Lloyd
Got a lot of work today
We'll get Don to make the coffee, load that truck and be on our way
Friday night you can drive to Vegas
Maybe this time you will win
Buy a trailer by the river, you won't have to work again
[Verse 4]
He was sleeping in the workroom, on a mattress on the floor
When one night I heard him crying, as I passed outside his door
He cried, "Rita, girl I love you, Rita, darling, please don't go
I've tried hard to make you happy, I've tried everything I know"
Then, I heard the bottle open, tipping up and putting down
[Verse 5]
And the rustling of the covers, then he did not make a sound
I thought of thirty years of Rita, standing sternly by his side
All the years of hanging in there, all the emptiness inside
Then, I thought of how their children
Have children of their own
And how a man at fifty-seven
Winds up living so alone
[Verse 6]
Won't you wake up Uncle Lloyd
Got a lot of work today
We'll get Don to make the coffee, load that truck and be on our way
Friday night you can drive to Vegas
Maybe this time you will win
Buy a trailer by the river, you won't have to work again
[Verse 7]
Oh, you'll never work again
Written by: Darrell Scott
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