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It Ain't Over Yet (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2023)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Performer
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Performer
Waylon Payne
Waylon Payne
Performer
Mickey Raphael
Mickey Raphael
Harmonica
Audley Freed
Audley Freed
Guitar
Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Organ
Don Was
Don Was
Bass
Gabe Witcher
Gabe Witcher
Fiddle
Greg Leisz
Greg Leisz
Pedal Steel Guitar
Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson
Guitar
Terence Higgins
Terence Higgins
Drums
Tom Bukovac
Tom Bukovac
Guitar
Alfreda McCrary
Alfreda McCrary
Background Vocals
Ann McCrary
Ann McCrary
Background Vocals
Regina McCrary
Regina McCrary
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's like I'm sitting at a bus stop, waiting for a train
Exactly how I got here is hard to explain
My heart's in the right place
What's left of it, I guess
My, my heart ain't the problem
It's my mind that's a total mess
[Verse 2]
With these rickety old legs and these watery eyes
It's hard to believe that I could pass for anybody's prize
And here's what I know about the gifts that God gave
Ah, you can't take 'em with you
When you go to the grave
[Chorus]
It ain't over yet
As someone who oughtta know
Not so very long ago
We were both hung out to dry
[Chorus]
And it ain't over yet
You can mark my words
I don't care what you think you heard
We're still learning how to fly
It ain't over yet
[Verse 3]
For fools like me
Who were built for the chase
It takes a right kind of woman
To help you put it all in place
It only happened once in my life
But man, you should have seen
Her hair two shades of foxtail red
Her eyes some far-out sea blue green
[Verse 4]
I got caught up making a name for myself
You know what that's about
One day your ship comes rolling in
The next day it rolls right back out
And you can't take for granted none of this shit
Ah, the higher up you fly, boys
The harder it is you're gonna get hit
[Chorus]
It ain't over yet
I'll say this about that
You can get up off the mat
Or you can lay there till you die
[Chorus]
No, it ain't over yet
Here's the truth, my friend
You can't pack it in
And we both know why
'Cause it ain't over yet
[Bridge]
Silly boys blind to get their first
Think of second chances as some kind of curse
I've known you forever and ever, it's true
If you came by it easy, you wouldn't be you
[Bridge]
You make me cry
You make me laugh
You make me cry
You make me forget myself
[Verse 5]
Back when down on my luck
Kept me up for days
You were there with the right words
To help me crawl out of the maze
When I'd almost convinced myself
That I was hipper than thou
Ah, you stepped up with a warning shot
Fired sweet and low across the bow
[Verse 6]
No, you don't walk on water
And your sarcasm stings
But the way you move through this old world
Sure makes a case for angel wings
I was half way to the bottom
When you threw me that line
And I'll quote you now, verbatim
"Get your head out of your own behind"
[Chorus]
It ain't over yet
What you wanna bet
One more cigarette
Ain't gonna send you to the grave
[Chorus]
It ain't over yet
I've seen your new girlfriend
Thinks you're the living end
Great big ol' sparkle in her eye
It ain't over yet
Written by: Rodney Crowell

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