Story Behind The Song
This song popped into my head while I was riding the bus into town one day. It was orignally an R&B shuffle, but my son the drummer said it should be a rock song. The orignal version was lost in a hard drive failure, and the guitar, steel, Hammond and
Song Description
The things that really matter outlast all the shallow stuff
| Song Length |
3:08 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Country - Rockabilly |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, Sociable |
Subject |
General, Musician |
| Similar Artists |
Garth Brooks, The Allman Brothers Band |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
It's Just Something That I Gotta Do
A little tequila, a little lemon
No pressin' need to go chasin' women
I got a real fine lady who's waitin' for me at home
Drinkin' and dancin' all night long
Eatin' pizza at the break of dawn
Ain't my idea of a good time any more.
I can skip the cigarettes and beer
And the seedy, dim lit atmosphere
Cattin' and jukin' and jivin' and steppin' out
I can leave it behind without even blinkin'
Like a rat desertin' a ship that's sinkin'
But there's one little thing that
I just can't do without.
Playin' music
Rockin' in two by two
Playin' music
Boogie woogie, rhythm and blues
From nine to twelve, twelve to three
three to six it's all the same to me
I got to be playin' music
It's just somethin' that I gotta do
Playin' music
Rockin' in two by two
Playin' music
Rockabilly, boogie woogie, rhythm and blues
From nine to twelve, twelve to three
three to six it's all the same to me
I got to be playin' music
It's just somethin' that I gotta do
Russel Alan Pratt
November 7, 2001
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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