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Brother Jukebox

Authors »

Paul Craft

Year Written »

1976

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Chorus: Brother Jukebox... Sister wine Mother freedom... Father time Since she left me by myself You're the only family I've got left I go down to the same old cafe Where I try to wash my troubles away I'm still down and I'm still all alone But it beats stayin' home all night long (Chorus) I go home and I climb that old stairway And I tell myself, "tomorrow's a new day." But I know I'll just go down again And spend my time with my new next-of-kin (Chorus)

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Running Time 2:44 Performers Paul Craft (Lead Vocal), Dave Gibson (Tenor Vocal), Kathy Chiavola (High Baritone), Biff Watson (Rhythm Guitar), Biff Watson (Electric Guitar), Larry Sasser (Steel Guitar), Robert Bowlin (Fiddle), Dave (David W.) Pomeroy (Bass), David Humphries (Drums) Appears On Brother Jukebox (1998) Paul Craft

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Black Sheep Music, Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc., BMI Paul Craft: This is the late-70's demo that spawned the Keith Whitley album cut and the Mark Chesnutt hit version. For ten days, the song, written in 1976, only had one verse (the first). When I wrote the second verse, I figured I had him down at the "cafe"... I might as well let him go home and see what happened. When I came up with the "next-of-kin" part, I knew the song was done.

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2007-01-03