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Nothing Prepared Me

from Sing While You Can by Blue Ribbon Tea Company

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Kathy Kostelec - vocals
Bill Kostelec - lead guitar
Bob Rice - bass guitar

lyrics

Nothing Prepared Me
By Kathy Kostelec
© November 29, 2009

Chorus:
I went to school to learn my ABCs
I went to church and learned to pray on my knees
And my mama taught me cooking to please
But nothing prepared me for the heartache

At school I listened and I followed every rule
I learned bout numbers and biology too
I could spell, I read the novels and the news
But when I read his letter well my heart just came unglued

Chorus

The preacher told me to read my bible every day
Get on my knees and don’t forget to pray
To help my brother and my tithes always to pay
But when my baby left me well my heart just lost its way

Chorus

My mama taught me how to bake a perfect pie
To cook a roast, and the biscuits fluffy lite
To plan a meal that was sure to satisfy
But when he turned my tables I just hung my head to cry.

Chorus

credits

from Sing While You Can, track released April 11, 2023
Recorded and produced by Bill and Kathy Kostelec
Kostelec Music Publishing
Kathy Kostelec - song, vocals
Bill Kostelec - lead guitar
Bob Rice - bass guitar

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Blue Ribbon Tea Company Spokane, Washington

"evocative" "unconventional" "Woody-Guthrie-esque"

Illinois factory towns, Kentucky heartache, Spokane history...

Singing their stories at festivals, venues, on Public Radio, and on the front porch.

Bill & Kathy Kostelec are "a welcomed flashback to the original American Folk music movement..the real deal." musician and radio host/producer Bob Rice
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