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Could've Sure Fooled Me

from Poor Thing by Sam Steffen

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Every place you go there’s folks there aiming to please—
The way you spend your money, it’s like it was growin on the trees
And even though you tell me that you didn’t come from royalty
Well, babe, you could’ve shore fooled me

I’m not one to fall for that old vanishing act
I know just when the magician’s pullin a rabbit from his hat
I can usually sense when someone’s got something up her sleeve
But babe, you could’ve shore fooled me

You got me where you want me, I’m too slow to dodge—
Just say the word and I’ll stay
I’m useful as a busted-up, broken down watch
Even a broken watch is still right—two times a day

I ain’t one to believe every single thing I see
I don’t believe a word of what they tell me on TV
I ain’t one who’s known for his gullibility
But babe you could’ve shore fooled me

They asked you for your effort, so you gave it your best try
When you folded from the pressure, they caught you in a lie
you couldn’t outfox the moral majority
But babe you could’ve shore fooled me

I ain’t the sharpest knife in the set—
Is that how the expression even goes?
Feel like I’m looking for something I ain’t found yet
But every time I’m near you feels like I’m getting close—

My mama warned me about women of your kind
She said don’t be chasing no one whose gonna make you wait your turn in line
Just goin by your looks, I could’ve swore you was heavenly
babe, you could’ve shore fooled me

You know I’m getting older, I got water on the knee
You know that my eyes ain’t what they used to be—
You think you’re nothing special for anyone to see—
Well, babe, you could’ve shore fooled me

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from Poor Thing, released July 24, 2022

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Sam Steffen Boise, Idaho

Sam Steffen is a Pennsylvania-bred, Boise-based singer-songwriter whose songs are the torch-wood for a new generation of folk music that has learned from the best stuff in the tradition and aims in spite of everything to keep the human spirit alive and kicking. A versatile musician and skilled finger-picker, Sam is at heart a story-teller, and a prolific one. ... more

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