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Quit While I'm Ahead
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Quit While I'm Ahead was released on May 8, 2012 by Bossier City Records as a part of the album Goodbye Normal Street
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Release DateMay 8, 2012
LabelBossier City Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM199

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Evan Felker
Evan Felker
Vocals
Gabe Pearson
Gabe Pearson
Drums
John Fullbright
John Fullbright
Accordion
Kyle Nix
Kyle Nix
Fiddle
Ralph Casey Edwards
Ralph Casey Edwards
Bass
Ryan Engleman
Ryan Engleman
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Evan Felker
Evan Felker
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Turnpike Troubadours
Turnpike Troubadours
Producer
Wes Sharon
Wes Sharon
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, I won't lie and say I didn't think the good ones all were taken
Since there ain't no peaches falling from the tree that I've been shaking
And it's solitary sleeping in this bed that I've been making
Well, maybe I should quit while I'm ahead
[Verse 2]
Well, my intent was being handed, I never laid a hand
And the kindness of my gestures were a good far cry from grand
They were awful well-intended, they were all that I could stand
Oh, maybe I should quit while I'm ahead
[Chorus]
And now, darling, if I called you, could you love me like a kid?
Could you love me like you loved me way back when you really did?
Well, darling, if I called you, could you just pick up the phone?
Lord, I've been dancing with damnation and I'm drinking all alone
And I am busted, broken, bent, and beaten 'bout halfway to dead
Well, maybe I should quit while I'm ahead, oh Lord
Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead
[Verse 3]
Well, West Texas in the morning, little darling, are you down?
Well, the color of the country is your sweet-eyed shade of brown
And if I told you how I felt, well, you'd say, “Boy, get out of town"
Well, maybe I should quit while I'm ahead
[Chorus]
Now darling, if I called you, could you love me like a kid?
Could you love me like you loved me way back when you really did?
Well, darling, if I called you, would you even talk to me
When I am lit up like a star atop your favorite Christmas tree?
And I am busted, broken, bent, and beaten 'bout halfway to dead
Well, maybe I should quit while I'm ahead, oh Lord
Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead
[Outro]
Now darling, if I called you, could you love me like a kid
Could you love me like you loved me way back when you really did?
Well, darling, if I called you, could you just pick up the phone?
Lord, I've been dancing with damnation, and I'm drinking all alone
And I am busted, broken, bent, and beaten 'bout halfway to dead
Well, maybe I should quit while I'm ahead, oh Lord
Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead
Written by: Evan Felker
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