THE RECIPE
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                                        THE RECIPE

[man]      It was four in the mornin', when I stumbled in
               Expecting to find her cryin' again
[woman] Instead, in the kitchen, he read my good-bye
               In a letter I taped to the recipe file

[together]      Warm up a jukebox with an old ocuntry song
                    Mix in your cheatin', and stay out till dawn
                    Add just a teaspoon of teardrops I've cried
                    Cover with excuses and weak alibis
                    When you've had a taste, I think you'll agree
                    There's nothing so bitter as a fool's recipe

[man]       There was no light from the doorway at the end of the hall
               And our picture was missing from it's place on the wall
[woman]  I left it torn up on our bedroom floor
               I just can't see us together no more

[together]      Warm up a jukebox with an old ocuntry song
                    Mix in your cheatin', and stay out till dawn
                    Add just a teaspoon of teardrops I've cried
                    Cover with excuses and weak alibis
                    When you've had a taste, I think you'll agree
                    There's nothing so bitter as a fool's recipe

                    When you've had a taste, I think you'll agree
                    There's nothing so bitter as a fool's recipe


      Written by Scott Tonkinson and Jeff Stewart
      Copyright 1996 Tonkinsong / Blue Clover Music
    
  
(The recording - MP3 - here is the male solo version.)

 

 

   
       
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Status: Pre-Release Version 1.0 is ALMOST available

Style: Honky Tonk, Country, Country/Rock

Songs:
MY OL' STOMPIN' GROUND
HONKY-TONK OPERA
IF I KNEW AN ANGEL
QUEEN OF THE NEON
OUT OF THE QUESTION
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
EMPTY BOTTLES
I'LL LET THE JUKEBOX DO MY TALKIN'
A WOMAN LIKE THAT
HONEY, DON'T YOU DARE
THE RECIPE
JESUS IN A BOTTLE
I CAN'T GO HOME
YOU CAN'T STAY HERE

  

   
    
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Co-Writers:  Scott Tonkinson and Jeff Stewart

No bio and pictures yet available for Scott Tonkinson, except that you can visit his MySpace at:
http://www.myspace.com/tonkinsongs

Photos and Bio and more at www.JeffStewart.com

 
 

       
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This song was Scott's title and basic idea, which he brought to a writing session at my apartment, back in 1996.  As I recollect, most of the original music was his, and I helped him shape the story.   Originally it was for a man to sing . . . later, I did extensive rewriting and arrived at this duet version.  Though the song can be made to work for either a man or a woman, I think the duet version is best.