JUST WATCH ME - TERRY TUFTS WITH DAVID FRANCEY

JUST WATCH ME
Way back when I was younger
‘Fore my feet had hit the ground
There’s a man armed up with big talk
Come to callin’ in our town
Said there are no neutral corners
Ain’t nothin’ left to chance
And we all danced
With the hero that
Gonna get to work
On that pirouette
In the house up on the hill
Where they all say yes and no
On a cold October day
An icy wind began to blow
When they put him on the spot
Could not believe it when I saw
The proud man gets a wry smile
‘N he’s suddenly ten feet tall
Sayin’
CHORUS
Just watch me
Ain’t nothin’ he won’t do
Just watch me
Some folks felt the same way too
‘N not ev’ryone agreed with the way he called the tune
But he sure ‘nuff got us talkin’ by the time he left the room
Just watch me
In the years that followed after
Anytime and anywhere
Was so easy walkin’ ‘round this world
Just knowing he was there
Handin’ out pride and self-reliance
For the confidence we lacked
With the Yankees buyin’ up our flags
And stitchin’ ‘em on their packs
CHORUS
Just watch me
Ain’t nothin’ I can’t do
Just watch me
Just as capable as you
I can make my own decisions, my integrity’s intact
If you’re thinkin’ for a moment it ain’t in me, best stand back
And just watch me
Among the things I will remember
That I’ve written in cement
The joy he took from elocution
Conversation, argument
His thumbs rammed in his pockets
Darin’ ‘em all to call his bluff
The last man standing upright sayin’
“Have you had enough?”
CHORUS
Just watch me
Don’t mess around with me
Just watch me
I will bring you to your knees
Endless possibilities, dreams beyond restriction
And reason over passion with a passionate conviction
Just watch me
So the news, it fairly crushed me
When they told us he had died
They spoke of him with eloquence
I hung my head and cried
They brought him back to town
So we could all tell him so long
Then they put him on a train
And they sent him home
CHORUS
Just watch me
Rollin’ down that line
Just watch me
For the very last time
N’ at ev’ry small town crossbuck they’s wavin’ him goodbye
With a sadness in each smile and a tear in ev’ry eye
Just watch me (TAG x3)
W.T. TUFTS
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The end of the vid has a drum lift from Paul Simon's FIFTY WAYS TO LEAVE YOU LOVER. I HAVE NO RIGHTS TO THIS TUNE. It just felt right.