Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark & Randy Newman
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Although Brandy Clark is known for her meticulous character studies on flawed, everyday people, “Pawn Shop” is unique in its use of a setting as a central character. This setting is a pawn shop on one of Nashville’s principal streets, Charlotte Avenue. The song’s poignant message is delivered as Bra...
[Verse 1]
She pushed her wedding ring across the counter
And said, "Tell me that it's worth more than I think
There's a bus to Baton Rouge, leaves in an hour
And ninety dollars cash buys me a seat
That quarter-carat picture-perfect dream
Wasn't all it was cracked up to be
[Chorus]
"But it ain't stolen, it ain't hot
Someone told me it cost a lot
Man, ain't that the truth
I thought I'd wear it my whole life
It never even crossed my mind
Back when it was new
It'd end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte Avenue"
[Verse 2]
He walked in with it slung over his shoulder
He said, "Man, you'll never give me a fair price
But this young man's town's just watching me get older
And the songs I sing don't feed my kids and wife
There's a few belt buckle scratches on the back
And the B-string tends to fall a little flat
[Chorus]
"But it ain't stolen, it ain't hot
Someone told me it cost a lot
Man, ain't that the truth
I thought I'd play it my whole life
It never even crossed my mind
Back when it was new
It'd end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte Avenue"
[Bridge]
Dreams don't die, even when they're broken
Tomorrow, when that sign says open
That guitar or that wedding band
Will start a new dream, second-hand
[Chorus]
It ain't stolen, it ain't hot
Someone told me it cost a lot
Man, ain't that the truth
I thought I'd own it my whole life
It never even crossed my mind
Back when it was new
It'd end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte Avenue
Pawn Shop was written by Brandy Clark & Troy Verges.
Pawn Shop was produced by Jay Joyce.
Brandy Clark released Pawn Shop on Fri Mar 06 2020.