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Sugarland feat Jake Owen & Little Big Town - Life in a Northern Town (live)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jake Owen
Jake Owen
Vocals
Kristian Bush
Kristian Bush
Vocals
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles
Vocals
Jimi Westbrook
Jimi Westbrook
Vocals
Karen Fairchild
Karen Fairchild
Vocals
Phillip Sweet
Phillip Sweet
Vocals
Kimberly Schlapman
Kimberly Schlapman
Vocals
Travis McNabb
Travis McNabb
Drums
Annie Clements
Annie Clements
Background Vocals
Brandon Bush
Brandon Bush
Piano
Thad Beaty
Thad Beaty
Acoustic Guitar
Scott Patton
Scott Patton
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nicholas William Laird Clowes
Nicholas William Laird Clowes
Songwriter
Gilbert Gabriel
Gilbert Gabriel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kristian Bush
Kristian Bush
Producer
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles
Producer
Adam Ayan
Adam Ayan
Mastering Engineer
David Haskell
David Haskell
Recording Engineer
Chip Matthews
Chip Matthews
Mixing Engineer
Brian Gill
Brian Gill
Assistant Recording Engineer
Byron Gallimore
Byron Gallimore
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A salvation army band played
And the children drank lemonade
And the morning lasted all day, all day
[Verse 2]
And through an open window came
Like Sinatra in a younger day
Pushing the town away, away
[Verse 3]
Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye
Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma
[Verse 4]
They say on the stoney ground
And he took a cigarette out
And everyone else came down to listen
[Verse 5]
It was the winter 1963
It felt that the world would freeze
With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles, yeah yeah yeah
[Verse 6]
Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye
Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma
[Verse 7]
Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye
Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah
They shut the factory down
Hey ma ma ma ma
[Verse 8]
The evening had turned to rain
We watched the water roll down the drain
As they followed him down to the station
[Verse 9]
He would never wave goodbye
You could see it written in his eyes
As the train pulled out of sight, bye bye
[Verse 10]
Hey ah ma ma ma, into the night
Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma, take it easy on yourself
[Verse 11]
Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye
Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma
[Verse 12]
Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye
Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma
[Verse 13]
Hey ah ma ma ma hey doo-din-dye
Hey ah ma ma ma hey ah
Life in a northern town
Hey ma ma ma ma
Written by: Gilbert Alexander Gabriel, Nicholas William Laird Clowes

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