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Handsome Boy

from Tall Tales by Josh Brooks

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The angels caught their breath on the morning of his birth. He was the most handsome baby that had ever blessed the earth. And that light shone from within him as he came into his youth. Only his mama and his daddy ever really knew the truth. They got him spots in big commercials, spreads in People, Us and Time. His mother mocked all of the critics; "Since when has beauty been a crime?"

CHORUS: You've got to hide your handsome boy

He'd lived in fifteen different places by the time he was 18. Yeah, he was bigger than the Beatles, scratch an itch and cause a scene. Yeah, he was Eros and Adonis all wrapped up into one. The girls all took him at his promise while the fathers oiled their guns. CHORUS

Their neighbors all complained about the strange unnerving sounds and the smell of fire and brimstone emanating from the grounds. His mother called a press conference: "He does not mean to destroy! It's just a shame containing him. He's such a handsome boy!"

His mother kept a secret from the morning of his birth: a life of fame and beauty, for whatever it was worth. And that fire burned within him as he came into his youth, scorching everyone that touched him; yeah that love was hundred proof.

No one knows just how it happened. He just disappeared one night. Some say a jealous boyfriend got him; some say that he just burned too bright. And the people all still wonder: is it a blessing or a curse to be handsome as the devil? Could a man ask for worse? CHORUS

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from Tall Tales, released December 18, 2014

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Josh Brooks Vermont

Vermont singer, songwriter & guitarist Josh Brooks has been called “a storyteller and message-bearer whose word-smithery and hints of darkness keep you listening to the end” (Seven Days), and ’Vermont’s Johnny Cash’ (Northeast Performer). Fans of Steve Earle, Guy Clark and John Prine will all find something to like in Josh Brooks. Visit www.joshbrooksmusic.com for more info. ... more

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