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Best Girl

from Ghost Towns by John Statz

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This song was originally written in spring of 2008 as an acoustic song in alternate tuning. It was released in that way on 2008's live album, "An Evening With John Statz". John re-wrote it in the summer of 2009, changing half of the lyrics and completely changing the music, so as to have the full band play it. It is a World War I song about returning home to a childhood sweetheart after the war.

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Well back in the summer of '16,
there was a young woman I was seeing,
and I'd pine for her and sometimes she'd respond to me,
well back before the war and everything came in between.

Well when I got back was March of double 19's,
had gone 'cross the ocean, protecting the land of the free,
well France was as much of the world as I wanted to see,
back to Kansas City to find my best girl of '16.

On the train through Illinois,
well she is restless on my mind,
hoping that she is unwed,
and that she took her time.

Well pulled into Union Station, military bands played loud,
nothing there was ventured, and nothing there was found.
Climbing from the rail car, my eyes gleaming 'cross the crowd,
well I found my best girl waiting, and I kissed her on the mouth.

Now we got us a place in Jackson County,
my God and my country say they love me,
but Uncle Sam, well he still owes me money,
and I'm flying home 'cuz my girl is my country.

credits

from Ghost Towns, released August 12, 2010
written by John Statz (BMI)

John Statz - vocals, electric guitar
Ben Johnson - electric guitar
Matt Donoghue - bass guitar
Adam Cargin - drums

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One of the more prolific thirty-something songwriters working in the Folk/Americana genre today, John Statz has released nine studio albums and performed all over North America and Europe over the course of his fourteen-year career. The Boston Globe has called John’s music "electric, urgent folk; aching, sweet country-rock" ... more

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