Doug Macleod - The Utrecht Sessions

I Respectfully Decline

I received a letter this evening
How you reckon it read?
You're invited to a reunion
A reunion of the dead

It's been 25 years since we've seen you
Lord, don't that time go fast?
We want you to pack your bags, leave your life
We want to relive the past

Well, I respectfully decline
Oh, I respectfully decline
For this heart of mine
And my peace of mind
I respectfully decline

And a few of us got famous
A few more have sadly passed
Sister married now to the rich man
And Brother James he's pumping gas

Ivory Lee he plays harmonica
He got a blues band every Friday night
And Spec's he's still picking bluegrass
And he will till he gets it right

And I respectfully decline
Oh, I respectfully decline
For this heart of mine
And my peace of mind
I respectfully decline

And I respectfully decline
Oh, I respectfully decline
For this heart of mine
And my peace of mind
I respectfully decline

And you, you had a crush on me
The rebel boy who stood apart
After all these years you ask me the same question
Have I ever shared my heart?

I say, "thank you for your invitation
I sometimes think on the time we shared
But like a long flowing river
I'm 25 years from there"

So I respectfully decline
Oh, I respectfully decline
For this heart of mine
And my peace of mind
I respectfully decline
For this heart of mine
And my peace of mind
I respectfully decline



Credits
Writer(s): Douglas Cameron Macleod
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Other Album Tracks

  1. Horse With No Rider
  2. This Old River
  3. The Addition to Blues
  4. The Long Black Train
  5. The Demon's Moan
  6. Long Time Road
  7. I Respectfully Decline
  8. That Ain't Right
  9. Coming Your Brand New Day
  10. Sheep of a Different Color

All Album Tracks: The Utrecht Sessions >

Altri album

  1. Raw Blues 2
  2. Fine Lookin’ Sugar
  3. Raw Blues 1
  4. Acoustic Blues
  5. A Soul to Claim
  6. Send the Soul on Home
  7. Lobby Money
  8. Break the Chain
  9. Live in Europe
  10. Doug MacLeod on Black and Tan, Vol. 3

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