Misc Originals – Confidential Teatime - You Cant Change The Man (Guitar)

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   My grandmother was an old-school kind of beauty

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Her house smelled of cinnamon, her neck was decked with rubies

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   1945, my grandpa tried to win her

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A principled and kindly man, still could not convince her

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Ah,

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So she asked her mama,

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   Mama, mama, what’s a girl to do?

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A man is waiting on me back in Brooklyn and he’s charming but he’s

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   A little slender, not too dashing or too handsome

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   But his heart is strong, he’s such a sweet romancer

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Mama,

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what’s a girl to do?

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And she said,

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Oh, oh, oh, oh

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And she said

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Oh, oh, oh

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You can change the face, the nose, the weight, but there is one change you can’t make

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Oh, oh, oh, oh

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And she said,

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Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh Oh

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You can’t change the man

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   My grandmother looked at her with a blank stare

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Her eyes started to squint as she played nervous with her hair

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   My great-grandma knew her daughter’s look so well

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She was hesitant to understand, so there was more tell

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Ah,

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So she told her daughter,

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   Men are stubborn, much like my gray hair

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But just like that, they grow on you, so find someone that cares

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Many men can hurt you and only make you cry

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The better ones are hard to find so keep them when they’re nice

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Or

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What’s a girl to do?

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And she said,

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Oh, oh, oh, oh

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And she said

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Oh, oh, oh

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You can change the face, the nose, the weight, but there is one change you can’t make

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Oh, oh, oh, oh

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And she said,

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Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh Oh

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You can’t change the man

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   My grandmother, the old-school kind of beauty

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Made a home with grandpa, they loved each other truly

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He never grew taller, but she knew his heart was good

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So she wouldn’t change that man

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Even if she could

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Oh, oh, oh, oh

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Oh

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Oh, oh, oh, oh

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Oh