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He Won't Change

from Three Pawn Shops by Eric Dahl

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He Won’t Change – Our Texas bandmates explained: “You write the songs and sing them. You draw a crowd. Lauri gets bookings and deals with the club managers. We always get paid. So don’t worry about the music. That’s our job. There won’t be any train wrecks.” At the start of our show, the band would vamp, playing riffs on top of one unchanging chord until I came on stage. That intro eventually evolved into this song. It starts on one chord and stays there – he won’t change.

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He Won't Change

© 2021 by Eric Dahl

Same wind blowing stronger,
Weather vane spins tight,
Something breaks but it won’t break off,
Slaps on the roof all night.
Her old man told him,
White and black,
“Change direction, she’s not for you,
You’re on the wrong track.”

He won’t change, he won’t change,
No way, that boy, no way, he won’t change.

Old man told her, “I don’t like him seeing you,
I know his family, it goes way back,
This is nothing new.
He won’t change, the boy won’t change,
That boy, no way, no way, he won’t change."

She said, “You don’t know what you’re talking about.
The past is over, it’s all in your head.
You can write us off or help us climb out,
Cause that boy loves me and like you said:

He won’t change, the boy won’t change,
That boy, no way, no way, he won’t change."

Pulled off the Menchaca Highway,
Drove up Townsley Hill,
Headlights flashed on the tree trunks,
The night seemed to have its own will.
Under the starlight
They talked about her dad:
“I know your old man hates me,
Thinks I’m nothing, nothing but bad.
I don’t know why his generation
Has to mess with our conversation,
I can’t change their point of view,
But what’s the difference –
I’m in love with you.

I won’t change, I won’t change,
No way, this boy, no way, I won’t change,
I won’t change.”

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from Three Pawn Shops, released January 21, 2022

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Eric Dahl Seattle, Washington

His music ranges from acoustic neo-rockabilly to thoughtful and reflective with a voice somewhere between Johnny Cash and Lou Reed.

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