Dumb Things - Paul Kelly: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Dumb Things

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Dumb Things was released on September 6, 2011 by (RED) CEN as a part of the album Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits: Songs From The South, Volumes 1 & 2

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Paul Kelly

Lead Vocals

Chris Coyne

Tenor Saxophone

Chris Wilson

Harmonica

Jon Schofield

Background Vocals

Michael Barclay

Michael Barclay

Drums

Peter Bull

Keyboards

Steve Connolly

Electric Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Paul Kelly

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Paul Kelly

Producer

Alan Thorne

Engineer

Kathy Naunton

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Welcome strangers to the show

I'm the one who should be lying low

Saw the knives out, turned my back

Heard the train coming, stayed right on that track

[Chorus]

In the middle

In the middle

In the middle of a dream

I lost my shirt

I pawned my rings

I've done all the dumb things

[Verse 2]

Caught the fever

Heard the tune

Thought I loved her, hung my heart on the moon

Started howling

Made no sense

Thought my friends would rush to my defence

[Chorus]

In the middle

In the middle

In the middle of a dream

I lost my shirt

I've pawned my rings

I've done all the dumb things

[Bridge]

And I get all your good advice

Never stops me from going through these things twice

I see the knives out

I turn my back

I hear that train coming, I stay right on that track

[Chorus]

In the middle

In the middle

In the middle of a dream

I lost my shirt

I've pawned my rings

I've done all the dumb things

[Outro]

I melted wax to fix my wings

I've done all the dumb things

Yeah, I threw my hat into the ring

I've done all the dumb things

Well I thought that I just had to sing

I've done all the dumb things

Written by: Paul Kelly

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