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A driving, uplifting song written about bring your best and baddest self to town. Walking with confidence, poise, and attitude in every aspect of one's life. This song screams swagger but with a twist of class due to some tasty horn runs, addictive slide guitar licks and legendary melodies.

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Pick me up, Let me down,
fill my cup before the river droughts
oh and don't think a second
that you can't bleed.
when the desert wind
blows its last good seed

Right under the red horse riding,
under a big black sun.
And though I'm fighting
it sure ain't fun.
I'm throwing down, down, down
with a Hitchcock frown.
Under a blue moon rising till I'm underground.

Pick me up, let me down.
Well I put you out when I come to town
oh and I ain't a second man to you.
No don't you worry,
no don't don't you worry
I know what you're going through!

And I'm on the red horse riding,
under a big black sun.
And though I'm fighting
it sure ain't fun.
I'm throwing down, down, down
with a Hitchcock frown.
Under a blue moon rising till I'm underground.

I know I'm a hard man to love
but, if you got it in ya.
I could be the only one
with just a lift of my finger.
Pick me, up
don't let me down
Just fill my cup before the river droughts.

till I, till I, till I'm under ground
Before the river, oh!

Hey now, don't you worry
no don't, don't you worry.
don't you worry, no don't, don't you worry,
Don't you worry, no don't, don't you worry
no hey now!

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from It Began With A Bang, track released September 18, 2018

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Michael Scott Bates Snohomish, Washington

Michael Scott Bates is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from central Oregon. A true old soul, song-writing activist and simply, a freight train of southern rock and blues. There is truly no limit this man won't go to guarantee recording and producing the upmost quality of his music. He is the epitome of a music lover. ... more

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