If We Didn't Quit

from One Of These Times by The Short Pay Riders

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We just met
I was off to serve
You kept your head
I nearly lost my nerve

I knew a little I thought
But I never dreamed
It wouldn't be anything like
It seemed

We were young
The kids were small
The furnace was dying
The roof about to fall

Behind the line already
Borrowed what we could
But the footings held
And the timber stood

If we didn't quit right then
I contend
If we didn't quit right then,
we ain't going to break no matter how we might bend

I found work
Running that lift
The money was easy enough but
My mind would drift
The days piled up
I turned to drink
That was the worst of it
I think

If we didn't quit right then
I contend
If we didn't quit right then,
we ain't going to break no matter how we might bend

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from One Of These Times, released August 18, 2021
Written by John Pearson
Produced by Harold Melo

John Pearson: Vox & Guitar
Harold Melo: Guitar/ Slide/ Charango/ 12 string
Darian Woller: Bass
Erik Juvonen: Drums

Mixed & Engineered: Kevin Israel
Mastered: Greg Reierson

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The Short Pay Riders Wausau, Wisconsin

The Short Pay Riders are a rock band based in Central Wisconsin. Formed in 2020, they have released two LP’s written by John Pearson, produced by Harold Melo. In addition to Pearson and Melo, The Short Pay Riders feature Jordan Miles and Lucas Fischer. The sound of The Short Pay Riders uses roots and stylized elements to tell stories of contention, loss, and prevailing. ... more

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