The Matador

from Longer Like This by George Fetner and the Strays

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A
No Longer You'll Feel So Alone
Let Down
Carolina Moonlight
Thrive
The Cosmos Blast
B
The Matador
Ain't Going Back
Love Like A Rocket
If You Need Me

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lyrics

for most of my life I’ve played that game of chance
time has passed and stories remain of romance
but the morning comes
and dreams begin to slip away
back to work
another dollar, another day

well they say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks
and if somethin’ ain’t broken why would it need a fix
but the morning comes
and soon a week becomes a day
I thought I was yours
but you turned to me with nothing to say

whatcha gonna do when the matador
waves her cape and makes you shake
until you fall through the floor
the matador
you thought you could win but you’ve been here before

well they say you get burned if you reach for the flame
and when you’re alone and searchin’ for love it’s the same
but then you wonder
could you have something new
maybe it’s love
maybe it’s meant only for you
whatcha gonna do when the matador
waves her cape and makes you shake
until you fall through the floor
the matador
you thought you could win but you’ve been here before

when my head goes down and the lights go out
when my head goes down

whatcha gonna do when the matador
waves her cape and makes you shake
until you fall through the floor
the matador
you thought you could win but you’ve been here before

when my head goes down and the lights go out

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from Longer Like This, released July 3, 2020

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George Fetner (and the Strays) Columbia, South Carolina

His guises have included stormy Britfolk songwriter (Some Things We’ll Change) and avant-garde composer (Beneath the Ice). But Fetner seems most natural fronting The Strays, a rangy and loose-limbed rock ‘n’ roll ensemble that’s built for a good time: Swirling Hammond swells, greasy Tom Petty-isms, bubbly pep — these are the calling cards of a songwriter built to bridge crowds. edited, Free Times ... more