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lyrics

You know what
This is the hall of fame story
After seventy years and some
I’ve often been asked
“Andre, why haven’t you been invited to the hall of fame?
You’ve contributed all your life to music
you’ve been around the world more than twice
You must of ran over the presidents dog at one time or another and you know what you’ve been a writer
You been an actor
You been a vocalist
You been a road manager
You been a publisher
You been a recording executive
Why? What does it take?”

There's been more than a few that’s been overlooked
Could it be my earrings?
Or my red suit?
Or is it because I made love to a few white girls
It could be cause I never had a hit
Well that’s a lie, I had a few
I just can’t call them all
I’ve had worser things happen to me
SO I’m not gonna jump in front of a car
I’ve slept in cars
I’ve drank in bars
I’ve rode the cells
Spent time in jail
So if I’m never invited to the hall of fame
I still consider myself a winner
So if I’m moving on, I won’t linger
I’m not the only one who got the finger
So you know what, kiss off
Just kiss off

Well I don’t mean to be vulgar
And I’m not trying to be slick
I’m just telling you how I feel
And I know theres more that feel like me
Who never had a bite of the glory tree
But if that’s the way you feel hall of fame
I got one thing to say and this is coming from the heart of Andre
Kiss off(X6)

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from I Wanna Go Back To Detroit City, released June 3, 2016

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Andre Williams Atlanta, Georgia

Andre "Mr. Rhythm" Williams is a R&B legend, and you may not even know it. He wrote "Shake A Tail Feather," and sang such uber-raunch cult classics as "Bacon Fat" (covered by the Cramps), "Greasy Chicken," and the epitome of songs about little girls, "Jail Bait." He wrote songs for, or produced folks Ike Turner, Parliament/Funkadelic, Edwin Starr and Stevie Wonder. ... more

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