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I Call The Shots

from The RCA Sessions by Malcolm Holcombe

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I Call the Shots

when that woman comes back from 'er mother's
and i'm flush to beat the band
i'm gonna tell 'er how much i love 'er
gonna tell 'er i'm her man

yeah i gotta plan to do things right
when my baby comes down the line
in the palm o' my hand she's gonna sit pretty
when the money she gets is mine

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when the money she gets is mine
i'm really gonna run things right
a deal is a deal when i call the shots
and ev'rybody answers to me

yeah a man needs a whole lotta money
to tell people what to do
this time round she'll listen to me
and make my dreams come true

you see i had some dough a long time ago
i didnt know how to play the game
nobody gave me the time o' day
nobody knew my name

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damn 12 more years in this rotten place
the damn judge didnt understand
people didnt do what i told em to do
now my baby's got another man

yeah i been set up i been double-crossed
but next time round i'll show em
i got plenty o' brains and i'll be the boss
and you'll know which way i'm goin'.

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from The RCA Sessions, released April 7, 2015

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Malcolm Holcombe Asheville, North Carolina

Malcolm Holcombe is an acclaimed singer/songwriter in the insurgent country/folk vein who grew up in Weaverville, N.C.

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