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Sturgill Simpson
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Life Ain't Fair and the World Is Mean

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Sturgill Simpson

Life Ain't Fair and the World Is Mean

Release date: 10th June 2013

From High Top MountainTrack 12:06

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About This Track

"Life Ain't Fair and the World Is Mean" is a track by Sturgill Simpson, from the album High Top Mountain, released 10th June 2013. The track is 2:06 long. It's filed under Country. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Sturgill Simpson.

About the Artist

Sturgill Simpson

Sturgill Simpson

Lyrics

Life Ain't Fair and the World Is Mean

Well, that label man said
"Son, now can you sing a little bit more clear?"
Said, "Your voice might be too genuine
Your song's a little too sincere
Can you sing a little more about outlaws and
The way things used to be?"
He told me, "You just worry about writing 'em songs
Leave everything else to me"

Daddy, was a highwayman
But he never wrote any old country song
Papaw never stayed out raising hell
'Til the break of dawn
But he raised a proud coal miners daughter
And I'm proud to be her son
She told me, "Boy, I don't care if you hit it big
'Cause you're already number one"

That's the way it goes in this day and age
Said you ain't gotta read between the lines
And you just don't turn the page
Well, the most outlaw thing that I've ever done
Give a good woman a ring, that's the way it goes
Life ain't fair and the world is mean

Well, I still got the wife and the dog
But I swapped my truck out for a van
Gonna hit the road, find the end of that long
White line in the promised land
You won't hear my song on the radio
New sounds all the rage
You can always find me in a smokey bar
With bad sound and a dim lit stage

That's the way it goes in this day and age
Said you ain't gotta read between the lines
And you just don't turn the page
Well, the most outlaw thing that I've ever done
Give a good woman a ring, that's the way it goes
Life ain't fair and the world is mean

That's the way it goes
Life ain't fair and the world is mean

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Track details

From High Top Mountain

2:062013

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Album

High Top Mountain

Sturgill Simpson

Track number

1

Release year

2013

1Life Ain't Fair and the World Is Mean
2:06
2Railroad of Sin
2:05
3Water in a Well
3:19
4Sitting Here Without You
2:11

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Albums & EPs

The Ballad of Dood & Juanita

The Ballad of Dood & Juanita

Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)

Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)

Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)

Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)

SOUND & FURY

A Sailor’s Guide to Earth

A Sailor’s Guide to Earth

Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

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Life of SinCuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)

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Sturgill Simpson — Epilogue (from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita) [0:37]
Sturgill Simpson — Shamrock (from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita) [4:41]
Sturgill Simpson — Go in Peace (from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita) [2:38]
Sturgill Simpson — One in the Saddle, One on the Ground (from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita) [3:16]
Sturgill Simpson — Prologue (from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita) [1:02]
Sturgill Simpson — Played Out (from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita) [3:25]
Sturgill Simpson — Juanita (feat. Willie Nelson) (from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita) [3:41]
Sturgill Simpson — Sam (from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita) [1:13]
Sturgill Simpson — Ol' Dood (Pt. II) (from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita) [4:22]
Sturgill Simpson — Ol' Dood (Pt. I) (from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita) [2:58]
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Sturgill Simpson — Call to Arms (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)) [3:02]
Sturgill Simpson — Brace for Impact (Live a Little) (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)) [4:18]
Sturgill Simpson — Oh Sarah (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)) [3:05]
Sturgill Simpson — Hobo Cartoon (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)) [2:32]
Sturgill Simpson — Welcome to Earth (Pollywog) (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)) [4:42]
Sturgill Simpson — Tennessee (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)) [3:15]
Sturgill Simpson — Keep It Between the Lines (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)) [3:08]
Sturgill Simpson — Hero (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)) [3:04]
Sturgill Simpson — You Can Have the Crown (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)) [3:07]
Sturgill Simpson — Some Days (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)) [2:53]
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Sturgill Simpson — I Don't Mind (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)) [4:30]
Sturgill Simpson — Long White Line (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)) [2:21]
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Sturgill Simpson — Sitting Here Without You (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)) [1:56]
Sturgill Simpson — Sometimes Wine (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)) [3:56]
Sturgill Simpson — Voices (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)) [3:38]
Sturgill Simpson — The Storm (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)) [2:31]
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Sturgill Simpson — Life Ain’t Fair and the World Is Mean (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)) [2:01]
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Sturgill Simpson — Water in a Well (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)) [3:47]
Sturgill Simpson — Railroad of Sin (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)) [2:13]
Sturgill Simpson — Life of Sin (from Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)) [2:18]
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Sturgill Simpson — A Good Look (from SOUND & FURY) [4:02]
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Sturgill Simpson — Make Art Not Friends (from SOUND & FURY) [5:51]
Sturgill Simpson — Last Man Standing (from SOUND & FURY) [2:10]
Sturgill Simpson — Fastest Horse in Town (from SOUND & FURY) [7:06]
Sturgill Simpson — The Dead Don’t Die: Original Theme Song From the Motion Picture
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Sturgill Simpson — Breakers Roar (from A Sailor’s Guide to Earth) [3:33]
Sturgill Simpson — Call to Arms (from A Sailor’s Guide to Earth) [5:30]
Sturgill Simpson — Welcome to Earth (Pollywog) (from A Sailor’s Guide to Earth) [4:53]
Sturgill Simpson — All Around You (from A Sailor’s Guide to Earth) [3:36]
Sturgill Simpson — Sea Stories (from A Sailor’s Guide to Earth) [3:17]
Sturgill Simpson — Oh Sarah (from A Sailor’s Guide to Earth) [4:15]
Sturgill Simpson — Keep It Between the Lines (from A Sailor’s Guide to Earth) [4:01]
Sturgill Simpson — Brace for Impact (Live a Little) (from A Sailor’s Guide to Earth) [5:49]
Sturgill Simpson — In Bloom (from A Sailor’s Guide to Earth) [4:01]
Sturgill Simpson — Panbowl (Bonus Track) (from Metamodern Sounds in Country Music) [3:02]
Sturgill Simpson — Long White Line (from Metamodern Sounds in Country Music) [4:01]
Sturgill Simpson — Turtles All the Way Down (from Metamodern Sounds in Country Music) [3:08]
Sturgill Simpson — Just Let Go (from Metamodern Sounds in Country Music) [2:32]
Sturgill Simpson — Living the Dream (from Metamodern Sounds in Country Music) [3:52]
Sturgill Simpson — The Promise (from Metamodern Sounds in Country Music) [4:17]
Sturgill Simpson — Life of Sin (from Metamodern Sounds in Country Music) [2:26]
Sturgill Simpson — A Little Light (from Metamodern Sounds in Country Music) [1:40]
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