Confidence And Common Sense Song Lyrics and Chords
Confidence And Common Sense Song Lyrics and Chords by Billy Crash Craddock
Confidence And Common Sense
Recorded by Billy Crash Craddock
Written by Durwood Haddock
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Well daddy had
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confidence and common sense
And a
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woman like momma to lean against
Nothin' in this
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world would get 'em
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Momma was twenty and
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daddy was twenty-
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one
Left the hometown loaded down with
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nothin' but faith and
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love
They had a
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change of clothes and heaven knows
How they
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made it in dad's ol' car
Roadside parks were where they slept and the
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meals were candy
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bars
Well they got as far as
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money would go one
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night
Daddy looked around kinda liked the town and he found a
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job all
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right
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Oh the pay was small but after all he
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had to start somewhere
A mouth to feed was on the way
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yes I would soon be
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there
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No they never dreamed there was a chance that
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they might fail in life
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world was all they
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found
But daddy had
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confidence and common sense
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woman like momma to lean against
Nothin' in this
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world would get 'em
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They made their home in a house
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where the rent was
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low
Yeah it looked pretty bad but they were glad
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They'd found a place to
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go
No it wasn't
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too much but for forty a month won't
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buy you everything
To them it was a castle mom a
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queen and dad a
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king
As time went by
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things were bound to
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change
So here I am a full grown man and
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proud of my family
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name
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Cause my folks taught me how to be
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strong and to see life through
When things are tough I'm smart enough t
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o know what I mus
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I've never dreamed there was a chance that I
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might fail in life
Though a
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cold impersonal
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world was all I
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found
But I've got
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confidence and common sense
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woman like mama to lean against
Nothin' in this
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world's gonna get me
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Confidence And Common Sense?
- The song Confidence And Common Sense was sang by Billy Crash Craddock.
Who is Billy Crash Craddock?
- Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock (born June 16, 1939) is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hit's "Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Switching to country music, he gained popularity in United States in the 1970s with a string of top ten country hits, several of which were number one hits, including "Rub It In", "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and "Ruby Baby". Craddock is known to his fans as "The King Of Country Rock Music" and "Mr. Country Rock" for his uptempo rock-influenced style of country music.
