Wide Lawns and Narrow Minds

from Live at the Liberry by John Kimsey & the Twisted Roots Quartet

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Wide Lawns and Narrow Minds
(words & music by John Kimsey / John Kimsey Tunes, ASCAP)

Wide lawns and narrow minds
Makes a man healthy wealthy and why ask why
When you got yours yes and I got mine
Here’s to wide lawns and narrow minds

We are bullish on ameriquest
We report you subside
Down below decks we hear things is abject
But up top the panoramic view’s a crime

Wide lawns and narrow minds
Makes a man healthy wealthy and wine wine wine
Spodeeodee drinking wine while the cut glass shines
Have another wide lawn and put a deuce on pepperdine dine dine

We reserve the right, we rule the waves
And we waive the rules when it’s pay the piper time
All it takes is brass and a well bred overclass
To ensure the proper credit’s paid in kind, in kind,
Credit’s paid in

Kindly beware that life isn’t fair
We each must bear the burden we’re assigned
Some sign here and some pay dear
And a lucky few slip through without a fine

Wide lawns and narrow minds
Makes a man healthy wealthy and why ask why is
One man’s bonus another man’s subprime
Chalk it up to wide lawns and narrow minds

Well they say that great ship when it set sail
Yeah they said it was too damn big to fail
Well you might be underwater, you might be starting to flail
Take a look at the fine print, it says don’t ex hale hale hale all hail to

Wide lawns and narrow minds
Makes a man healthy wealthy and why why why why why why

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from Live at the Liberry, released February 10, 2021
John Kimsey, lead vocal, electric guitar; Lia McCoo, harmony vocal, shaker; Morry Fiddler, piano; Steve Hashimoto, bass; Brad Newton, drums.

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John Kimsey Oak Park, Illinois

Singer, songwriter, guitarist and bandleader John Kimsey is a musical man about town (and country). He helms and writes for The Twisted Roots Quartet; does old-timey duet sets with brother Jim as The Kimsey Brothers; conjures psychedelic pandephonium with power trio Medicated Goo; and whips up cheeky pop euphoria with The Art Thieves. Then he has a nice sandwich. ... more

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