Stuff That Works

Guy Clark

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I got an ol’ blue shirt
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And it suits me just fine
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I like the way it feels
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So I wear it all the time
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I got an old guitar
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It won’t ever stay in tune
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I like the way it sounds
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In a dark and empty room

I got an ol’ pair of boots
And they fit just right
I can work all day
And I can dance all night
I got an ol’ used car
And it runs just like a top
I get the feelin’ it ain’t
Ever gonna stop

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Stuff that works, stuff that holds up
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The kind of stuff you don’t hang on the wall
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Stuff that’s real, stuff you feel
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The kind of stuff you reach for when you fall

I got a pretty good friend
Who’s seen me at my worst
He can’t tell if I’m a blessing
Or a curse
But he always shows up
When the chips are down
That’s the kind of stuff
I like to be around

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I got a woman I love
She’s crazy and paints like God
She’s got a playground sense of justice
She won’t take odds
I got a tattoo with her name
Right through my soul
I think everything she touches
Turns to gold

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