The Mayor

from Kentuckian by Jason Tyler Burton

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The Mayor
(The Tragedy of Rodney Tucker)

Well they call me The Mayor, I preside over this yard
And one or two stray dogs, who don’t wander too far
Somebody painted it black, on my trailer of blue
So as your mayor I promise, I can drink more whiskey than you

I keep me an office, at this convenience store porch
And for anyone who will listen, this is where I hold court
I will tell you my theories, there ain’t much else to do
But I’d bet you one thing, I can drink more whiskey than you

But as I get older
I learn that all that matters is time
And I wasted all mine

I had me a wife once, maybe that’s hard to believe
Back when I thought about working, and had a few more of my teeth
That wasn’t meant to be funny. I’m just telling you true
And I bet you one thing, I can drink more whiskey than you
But as I get older
I learn all that matters is time
And I wasted all mine

It gets cold and it gets lonely, down in these hollers so deep
And I stumbled in my stupor, to fill the kerosene heat
Turns out that was the last thing, that I’d ever pour
And I’ll bet you one thing, I won’t be cold anymore
Well the flames they shot high, through the Red River Gorge
I wasted all my time, don’t go wasting all yours
Yeah I wasted all my time
I’ll waste no more of yours

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from Kentuckian, released September 6, 2019

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Jason Tyler Burton Wyoming

Jason Tyler Burton is a recluse from Kentucky who now makes his home in the least populated county in the least populated state. There in Wyoming, at the foot of the Wind River Mountains, he writes songs that wrestle with the struggles of rural peoples. His stories often tell a novel's worth of story in the format of a song, for which he draws comparisons to Jason Isbell and John Prine. ... more

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