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To a certain extent I’ll be takin’ your word for it
Cause it’s all I can do
You’ll be putting you faith in me and I
I’ll be placing a bet on you
If it’s a sure thing that you want
Write a letter to your confidante
Listen to me child, if you please
Oh there ain’t no guarantees

Oh well I gathered up my nickels and dimes
And I stepped onto the bus
All the passengers were looking at the driver
And he was a-smiling at us
Well we shimmied from side to side
I said my prayers, enjoyed the ride
Cause there was nothing I could do or say
To make that driver drive a particular way

To a certain extent I’ll be takin’ your word for it
Cause it’s all I can do
You’ll be putting you faith in me and I
I’ll be placing a bet on you
If it’s a sure thing that you need
Cut your finger and watch it bleed, but
Listen to me child, if you please
Oh there ain’t no guarantees

I gathered up a couple of dollars
And I headed for the bar downtown
I stopped to pick young Annalee up and to
Get us a bottle of brown
Yeah but, Crazy Chester and his four piece band
Had her dancing with another man
And there was nothing I could say or do
To make sure that she didn’t go home with you

To a certain extent I’ll be takin’ your word for it
Cause it’s all I can do
You’ll be putting you faith in me and I
I’ll be placing a bet on you
If it’s a sure thing you think you’ve found
Everything comes back around
Listen to me child, if you please
Oh there ain’t no guarantees
Listen to me child, if you please
Oh there ain’t no guarantees

c. 2018 Goodnight, Texas - Seriously Serious Songs (ASCAP) / Porch Couch Songs (ASCAP)

Appears on the 2018 album “Conductor”
Recorded by Goodnight, Texas
Mixed by Scott McDowell
Mastered by Jonathan Kirchner