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Ideal Man
(Andrew Combs)
Chunk of Coal Publishing (SESAC)
I hunger to be the hunter
Killing with ease
No conscience to see the difference
In beauty and beast
Steady finger on the trigger
Flesh in sight
I hunger to be the hunter
With blood in his eyes
With blood in his eyes
I envy the drunken poet
In a fitful of rage
Mind pried wide open
His heart on the page
Wasted on the fury
Of wisdom and wine
I envy the drunken poet
With blood in his eyes
With blood in his eyes
I’m just a stranger
Waiting my turn
To be somebody
That’s what they told me
If you could only
Be somebody
Tell me if I can
Would I be your ideal man?
I covet the coyote
Flashing his teeth
One mission, one motto
A mouth full of meat
Come hell or high-water
Begging or bite
I covet the coyote
With blood in his eyes
With blood in his eyes
The best I've heard from Steve Earle in a while. The songs have a subtler, earthier tone, tastefully rendered in authentic sounding country/blues/bluegrass stylings. 'J.T' reminds of earlier records like 'Feel Alright' or 'Train a Comin'.
Deep grief, love and compassion is felt on the final track, the only composition from Steve, seemingly written for his son. The rest, composed by JT, do confirm what a great songwriter he really was. tideracer
He is masterful on the piano. Robert Ellis writes songs that grab your attention and are very well written and often times catchy and witty. I love the fact he mostly used the piano on this one. I wish more artists followed this pattern. Yimmy Kil