Legendary country music cowboy Bobby Lee Bobcat knows the pain and suffering of a wife who decides to split the scene, leaving poor Bobby Lee to feed the kids. He even had to change diapers!
When the gal tries to make nice and pleads for a return engagement, Bobby Lee Bobcat wrote this song. The title explains everything.
When the gal tries to make nice and pleads for a return engagement, Bobby Lee Bobcat wrote this song. The title explains everything.
Here's the video produced by the boys at Green Derby Records:
lyrics
Here's some of Lester Picasso's art for the video:
Close Your Eyes and Pretend I'm Still There
by Bobby Lee Bobcat (BMI)
You said you're tired of nine to five,
Responsibility,
A stable job, a home, a family.
You packed your bags and said goodbye,
Please kiss the kids for me.
You backed out of the drive and then you were free.
Someday you'll come running back,
Admitting your mistake.
No forgiveness in my heart,
Because it's just too late.
Chorus:
Close your eyes and pretend I'm still there,
Convince yourself that life is really fair.
Make believe I love you,
That I really care.
Close your eyes and pretend I'm still there.
Now your new love's turned out bad,
He wasn't what he seemed.
I'm not the kind to say I told you so.
You say you want to move back home,
You've learned your lesson well.
There's just one thing I think that you should know.
Maybe you did what you had to do,
But that don't make it right.
Now you ask what can you do,
Well, here is my advice.
Repeat chorus
copyright 2017 Bobby Lee Bobcat
by Bobby Lee Bobcat (BMI)
You said you're tired of nine to five,
Responsibility,
A stable job, a home, a family.
You packed your bags and said goodbye,
Please kiss the kids for me.
You backed out of the drive and then you were free.
Someday you'll come running back,
Admitting your mistake.
No forgiveness in my heart,
Because it's just too late.
Chorus:
Close your eyes and pretend I'm still there,
Convince yourself that life is really fair.
Make believe I love you,
That I really care.
Close your eyes and pretend I'm still there.
Now your new love's turned out bad,
He wasn't what he seemed.
I'm not the kind to say I told you so.
You say you want to move back home,
You've learned your lesson well.
There's just one thing I think that you should know.
Maybe you did what you had to do,
But that don't make it right.
Now you ask what can you do,
Well, here is my advice.
Repeat chorus
copyright 2017 Bobby Lee Bobcat
All rights reserved.
credits
released January 19, 2017
Bobby Lee Bobcat - songwriter, acoustic guitar, and lead vocal.
Willie "Boots" Walker - drums.
"Skid" Mark Higgins - pedal steel guitar.
"Little" Jasper Ragland, Jr. - bass guitar.
Howard "Ringy" Singleton - electric guitar.
Charlene "Fifth Wife" Bobcat - acoustic guitar (when not legally separated).
Recorded and mastered at Green Derby Records, Lubbock, Texas.
Produced by Greg McCollum.
Bobby Lee Bobcat - songwriter, acoustic guitar, and lead vocal.
Willie "Boots" Walker - drums.
"Skid" Mark Higgins - pedal steel guitar.
"Little" Jasper Ragland, Jr. - bass guitar.
Howard "Ringy" Singleton - electric guitar.
Charlene "Fifth Wife" Bobcat - acoustic guitar (when not legally separated).
Recorded and mastered at Green Derby Records, Lubbock, Texas.
Produced by Greg McCollum.