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Shot In The Dark

from Into The Heartbeat by Jim Ballard

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Shot In The Dark

Jackie he’s a shooter but he ain’t no shark Walkin on the high side
His bag’s a ten suiter ‘cause he never miss his mark Talkin all about the free ride
Keep a lotta money In his Detroit bank
You know he never make a slop shot
Don’t do good english but he always say thanks It’s easy when you’re playin hot
Just a shot in the dark Just a turn of the key Just a shot in the dark
Coulda been you or me
Steel Street Stevie put his whammy on the waitress Down at the streetcar diner
Sayin the rap he’s layin is nothin less than serious You know that boy’s sneakin up behind her Later on that night when the city’s locked up tight And the race for the first place is over
In his middle model car beneath a street lamp star That boy’s an urban Cassanova
Just a shot in the dark Just a turn of the key Just a shot in the dark
Coulda been you or me
The graveyard shift at the all night cafe that’s the Only life Judy’s ever had
Been a lotta years since she cried her last tears and she Walked out on her mama and her dad
Now all her friends are happy she’s out in Hollywood Soon to be a risin star (her letters say)
Studyin scenes on the silver screens from the Front seat of her Chevrolet
Just a shot in the dark Just a turn of the key Just a shot in the dark
Coulda been you or me

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from Into The Heartbeat, released May 19, 2020

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Jim Ballard Akron, Ohio

Jim Ballard
A native of NE Ohio, Jim Ballard has been, for many years a part of the recording/performing community. After touring and performing all over the country with artists from 10,000 Maniacs to Gordon Lightfoot,The Mekons to Pete Seeger, he moved into his studio, Skylyne. There, he has recorded and worked with artists from Michael Stanley to Don Dixon and Alex Bevan. ... more

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