Strange place Songtext

von Mike West

My pappy told me
No man ever got rich playin' guitar
I said what about eric clapton and bob seegar
He said "i don't know who them fools are"
Then he gave me a banjo and finger picks
Taught me one tune and a couple of licks
Said "play it loud and play it quick
Sing it high like a stuck pig
And son, you'll be rich"
So that's what I did

I remember my first roadhouse gig
My name in lights 'mike west tonite no cover'
That was the night that I discovered
Not everybody is a banjo lover
I pulled out my axe and played my tune
In five minutes flat I emptied the room
'bout then the barman said
"son you better be done soon"
I said sir if you pay me i'll stop anytime you want me to
So that's what he did

That's how it was every night
If I played the banjo the club pulled the plug
I was a shame on the name of earl scruggs
But I always got paid my two hundred bucks
Then one night as I was slipping out the door
A lady said "i love the banjo
And I play the washboard"
I knew then lord
I would marry that girl
So that's what I did

Now I twang the banjo and she bangs the board
And together we make a joyous sound Lord
And we take it from town to town
And if one day we have a child i'll sit 'em down
Give 'em a banjo and fingerpicks
Teach 'em one song and a couple of licks
Say play it loud and play it quick
Sing it high like a stuck pig
And you'll be rich

You'll find joy in the strangest places
Tenderness in a stranger's embrace
You'll find riches in the meanest lookin' face
You'll find joy
In strange places