If You Don't Want Me

Story Behind The Song

I watched an "Elvis - The Early Years" marathon and wrote this tune.

Song Description

Under my thumb, Moving On, On the Road Again, these and many other hit tunes have a similar theme. "I can take you or leave you girl - matters not to me".

Song Length 2:45 Genre Country - Rock, Blues - Country
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood In High Spirits, Composed Subject Dysfunctional Relations, Fun
Similar Artists Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elvis Presley Era 1950 - 1959

Lyrics

You don't have to scream girl
I heard every word you said
No ya don't have to scream girl
I heard that word you said

And girl if you don't want me
I won't be too upset

I would have went into the army
but I flunked my entrance test
I coulda made it through the army
but I flunked my entrance test

I said if you don't want me
I won't be too upset

I took my tunes to Nashville
they through me off of Music Row
I took my tunes to Nashville
they through me off of Music Row

I said "I won't give up"
I don't give in
An I'll do anything to win
So if you don't want me
I won't be too upset

I said "I do it for fun,
it's good to me"
and I'd play every night for free
so if you don't want me
I won't be too upset

So, girl if you don't want me
I won't be too upset

slide guitar nice piano nice

The instrumentation is fantastic on this song. I love the way the players played off each other. Nice arrangement. Lyrical topic is fresh and fun. I really like the message you're sending to Nashville. If you don't want me, I'll keep having fun doing what I'm doing. I don't need Nashville affirmation. A good message for all us independent musicians out here!

Lyrics Doug West Music Doug West
Producer Doug West Publisher Doug West
Performance Doug West Label Opening Act Records (Doug West)
This track is on 1 Member Playlists
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Doug West My Top Songs 5/14/2016

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