♪ "Muscle Shoals to Music Row" ♪ (upbeat music) [Presenter] The Sam Phillips Music Organization invites you to step behind the music where the hits are made, the stories are told, and the legends are born.

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-(upbeat music continues) And now live from the Shoals, this is "Muscle Shoals to Music Row LIVE."

Well, good evening.

Welcome to another edition of "Muscle Shoals to Music Row LIVE."

I am M. Fletcher Brown.

I am your host.

We are here, of course, live in the Mane Room, University of North Alabama's Mane Room on Pine Street in Florence.

Now, the Shoals love soul, and soul always finds its way to the Shoals eventually.

And tonight we welcome one of the newest editions on that long list of talent.

For her very first time on "Muscle Shoals To Music Row LIVE," please welcome South Carolina native, now Nashville resident Carlyle Griffin.

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-(laid-back music) (laid-back music continues) ♪ I need to not feel anything ♪ ♪ Just get away for a while ♪ ♪ I need a spot by the coast ♪ ♪ Maybe I'll stay gone ♪ ♪ Maybe I won't ♪ ♪ Need to get out of my mind ♪ ♪ I've got so many things to say ♪ ♪ But I just can't find the time ♪ ♪ I'm too busy wasting my best days ♪ ♪ On a man way past his prime ♪ ♪ But I wouldn't bet on it ♪ ♪ That I'll ever really change my stride ♪ ♪ But I gotta do more than just try this time ♪ ♪ Oh, and maybe I'll surprise myself ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ (laid-back music continues) ♪ Maybe I'll tell you a lie ♪ ♪ Or even worse, maybe I'll tell you the truth ♪ ♪ I don't if this is love that I'm feeling ♪ ♪ Oh, but I got too many feelings for you ♪ ♪ And I wouldn't bet on it ♪ ♪ That I'll ever really change my stride ♪ ♪ But I gotta do more than just try this time ♪ ♪ Oh, and maybe I'll surprise myself ♪ ♪ Oh, and maybe I'll surprise myself ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ (laid-back music continues) ♪ I'd like to say that I don't care where you're going now ♪ ♪ I'd like to say I won't come back around ♪ ♪ I'd like to say I won't let you ♪ ♪ I won't let you break me down ♪ ♪ But I wouldn't bet on it ♪ ♪ That I'll ever really change my stride ♪ ♪ But I gotta do more than just try ♪ ♪ And I wouldn't bet on it ♪ ♪ That I'll ever really tell you goodbye ♪ ♪ But I gotta do more than just try this time ♪ ♪ Oh, and maybe I'll surprise myself ♪ ♪ Oh, and maybe I'll surprise myself ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ (laid-back music continues) (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you so much.

My name is Carlyle Griffin.

I'm very excited to be with you all here in Muscle Shoals today in from Nashville.

(gentle guitar music) That last song I wrote with a friend of mine by the name of Meg McCree, who I also wrote this next song with.

And this experience was a different one for me when it came to songwriting.

I walked into our session that day, and I had a chorus kind of already written out, but I didn't know what to do with it.

I didn't know what the story was yet.

So I brought it into Meg, and we got to talking a little bit, and she was telling me about an exercise that Bob Dylan used to use where he would take newspaper articles, magazine articles.

He'd comb through them and kind of highlight names, places, phrases, anything that spoke to him, and he would use that to sort of craft his stories.

And so that's what we did.

She had some old "New Yorker" magazines laying around the house, and we cracked into those and started finding some inspiration, and that's how we built the verses of this song, so hope you enjoy it.

This one's called "Question Mark."

(gentle guitar music) (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ She was born with velvet eyes and a Velcro heart ♪ ♪ She couldn't make a love or pick fight ♪ ♪ Just like a fine art ♪ ♪ She wrapped herself around him like a question mark ♪ ♪ Knowing she wasn't his answer ♪ ♪ He lived his life like a fly on the ceiling ♪ ♪ Watching from above just long enough to fake a feeling ♪ ♪ It's no surprise, it wasn't hard to believe him ♪ ♪ He drenched those lies with a Southern drawl ♪ ♪ A broken-down soul in a brand-new coat ♪ ♪ Laughing even though you know you didn't get the joke ♪ ♪ When they told you fear is just regret ♪ ♪ Before it grows old ♪ ♪ And it's true ♪ ♪ Youth is wasted on the young ♪ ♪ Their bodies riot in search of sweet ruin ♪ ♪ Not only convention ♪ ♪ But not all together stupid ♪ ♪ Fueled by nothing but desire to keep moving ♪ ♪ But, oh, disappointment slows you down ♪ ♪ A broken-down soul in a brand-new coat ♪ ♪ Laughing even though you know you didn't get the joke ♪ ♪ When they told you fear is just regret ♪ ♪ Before it grows old ♪ ♪ And it's true ♪ ♪ Youth is wasted on the young ♪ (laid-back music) (laid-back music continues) (laid-back music continues) ♪ Ooh, one day, he'll whisper the vow ♪ ♪ Like a holy ghost ♪ ♪ And she'll scream her last words ♪ ♪ Scream her last words ♪ ♪ Into a microphone ♪ (gentle music) ♪ Ooh ♪ (laid-back music) ♪ A broken-down soul in a brand-new coat ♪ ♪ Laughing even though you know you didn't get the joke ♪ ♪ When they told you fear is just regret ♪ ♪ Before it grows old ♪ -♪ And it's true ♪ -(gentle music) ♪ Youth is wasted on the young ♪ (gentle music continues) This one's called "Cigarette Drive."

(audience applauding) (gentle guitar music) (gentle guitar music continues) (gentle guitar music continues) (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ Standing in the school yard ♪ ♪ Last day in May ♪ ♪ Looking around the corner for that old Chevrolet ♪ ♪ I could hear the engine humming ♪ ♪ Coming down Magnolia Way ♪ ♪ And we'd always be on time ♪ ♪ No, he never made me wait ♪ ♪ And I'd climb up in the front seat ♪ ♪ He'd smile at me and say ♪ ♪ Let's take cigarette drive ♪ ♪ Take a long way home ♪ ♪ I'll roll the windows down ♪ ♪ So you don't smell too much like smoke ♪ ♪ Gonna hear about your life ♪ ♪ What's going wrong, what's going right ♪ ♪ Just don't tell your momma ♪ ♪ Why we've been gone so long ♪ ♪ Let's take a cigarette drive ♪ (laid-back music continues) ♪ Been a few years since I've been back home ♪ ♪ So I took a red-eye flight ♪ ♪ All the way from San Antone ♪ ♪ When the wheels touched down ♪ ♪ And I stepped out of Gate B109 ♪ ♪ He was standing in the breezeway ♪ ♪ With his arms open wide ♪ ♪ Said, let's take a cigarette drive ♪ ♪ Take the long way home ♪ ♪ I'll roll the windows down ♪ ♪ So you don't smell too much like smoke ♪ ♪ Gonna hear about your life ♪ ♪ What's going wrong, what's going right ♪ ♪ Just don't tell your mamma ♪ ♪ Why we've been gone so long ♪ ♪ Let's take a cigarette drive ♪ (laid-back music continues) ♪ Well, he's long gone now ♪ ♪ But he's always on my mind ♪ ♪ And when I get to missing him ♪ ♪ I pick up a pack of Lucky Strikes ♪ ♪ And I take a cigarette drive ♪ ♪ Take a long way home ♪ ♪ I roll the windows down ♪ ♪ So I don't smell too much like smoke ♪ ♪ And I tell about my life ♪ ♪ Everything wrong, everything right ♪ ♪ And how I wish that I could have him by my side ♪ ♪ For one more cigarette drive ♪ (laid-back music continues) ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ One more cigarette drive ♪ (laid-back music continues) (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you so much.

This is another one I wrote with my friend Meg, and this one was a fun one to take into the studio 'cause I played it very often acoustically in songwriters' rounds up in Nashville for a while, but in my head, I heard a lot of different things that this song could become.

So when we finally took it into the studio, that's what we got out of it.

This song is called "Memories, Money, and Mistakes."

-[Musician] One, two, three.

-(drumsticks clanking) (laid-back music) (laid-back music continues) (laid-back music continues) (laid-back music continues) ♪ Sometimes I drive too fast ♪ ♪ And I drink too much ♪ ♪ I had a good laugh ♪ ♪ But it was good love I was hoping to find ♪ ♪ So I had to tell him goodbye ♪ (laid-back music continues) ♪ I've got less dollars than bills ♪ ♪ So I nickeled-and-dimed ♪ ♪ Got no sense left to change ♪ ♪ Just some telling time to give ♪ ♪ Every now and then, I settle for a cheap thrill ♪ (laid-back music continues) ♪ I've been teaching myself ♪ ♪ How to sing the blues ♪ ♪ Like my momma taught me ♪ ♪ How to tie my shoes ♪ ♪ If you don't do it for yourself ♪ ♪ Darling, how will you ever learn ♪ ♪ But as far as I'm concerned ♪ ♪ Oh, there's always more to make ♪ ♪ When it comes to memories ♪ ♪ Money and mistakes ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I've been picking up good lines ♪ ♪ Pretty flowers and vintage coats ♪ ♪ I'm taking compliments ♪ ♪ And I'm telling dirty jokes ♪ ♪ I'm drinking good red wine from a plastic cup ♪ ♪ And saying things I probably shouldn't ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ But I don't wanna miss a moment ♪ ♪ I wanna live for as long as I can afford it ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I've been teaching myself ♪ ♪ How to sing the blues ♪ ♪ Like my momma taught me ♪ ♪ How to tie my shoes ♪ ♪ If you don't do it for yourself ♪ ♪ Darling, how will you ever learn ♪ ♪ But as far as I'm concerned ♪ ♪ Oh, there's always more to make ♪ ♪ When it comes to memories ♪ ♪ Money and mistakes ♪ (laid-back music continues) (laid-back music continues) (laid-back music continues) ♪ Oh, waiting for the timing ♪ ♪ To come out right ♪ ♪ It's like taking a scenic drive ♪ ♪ In the middle of the night ♪ ♪ You think you're going somewhere ♪ ♪ But, baby, it's all just passing you by ♪ ♪ I've been teaching myself ♪ -♪ How to sing the blues ♪ -(gentle music) ♪ Like my momma taught me ♪ ♪ How to tie my shoes ♪ ♪ If you don't do it for yourself ♪ ♪ Darling, how will you ever learn ♪ ♪ But as far as I'm concerned ♪ ♪ Oh, there's always more to make ♪ ♪ When it comes to memories ♪ ♪ Money and mistakes ♪ ♪ Mm ♪ ♪ When it comes to memories ♪ ♪ Money and mistakes ♪ (gentle music continues) (audience applauding) All right, your current album was recorded right here in Muscle Shoals, FAME Studios.

How'd you get from Nashville to FAME?

So like I mentioned earlier, I met Jay through my friend Matt at the Greasy Chicken Review, and he and I got to talking a little bit that night, and I had never been down here.

I was aware of Muscle Shoals 'cause I grew up listening to a lot of Muscle Shoals artists, a lot of Aretha Franklin, a lot of Wilson Pickett, and Clarence Carter, and the Allman Brothers, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and all that stuff.

So I was familiar with it, and I don't know, in my brain, it seemed like this very large and mythical place, you know, where all of my heroes came.

And so he invited me down to write, and I was so excited and got down here, and I just immediately kind of felt like I was home.

It was a very odd sensation.

But I think this area reminds me a lot of home, and that might be partially why, and also just because immediately out of the gate, as soon as I started playing music here and meeting people here, like, they were connecting with what I was doing.

So a little while ago now, but it was a fun one to write and a fun one to record, and I don't get to play it very often, so I'm gonna take advantage of playing it right now.

But this one is called "God Knows."

(gentle guitar music) (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ Careful with him ♪ ♪ He's got knives in his smile ♪ ♪ He'll invite you in, ask you to stay for a while ♪ ♪ Then he'll cut you ♪ ♪ Long before you realize you're bleeding ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ When the lights are getting dim ♪ ♪ Your world is getting small ♪ ♪ You see a shadow of him ♪ ♪ Cast across the wall 10 feet tall ♪ ♪ Come to do some redeeming ♪ ♪ Yeah, he's got lots of lovers ♪ ♪ He's got lots of friends ♪ ♪ Most of his enemies come from somewhere within ♪ ♪ Maybe you can change him ♪ ♪ God knows I tried ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ I met him in the summer ♪ ♪ Of my 22nd year ♪ ♪ Something dark filled his eyes ♪ ♪ But he was grinning ear to ear ♪ ♪ And God, he was beautiful ♪ ♪ Standing tall in that warm Virginia sun ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ For while, it was a movie ♪ ♪ He was love idealized ♪ ♪ For while, I was the winner ♪ ♪ And I was the consolation prize ♪ ♪ All the nights he couldn't find a better distraction ♪ (laid-back music) ♪ Yeah, he had lots of lovers ♪ ♪ He had lots of friends ♪ ♪ Most of his enemies came from somewhere within ♪ ♪ Maybe you can change him ♪ ♪ God knows I tried ♪ ♪ I tried ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ But he's still got that '69 Chevelle ♪ ♪ A scar on his right hand ♪ ♪ A chip on his shoulder ♪ ♪ "As I Lay Dying" on his night stand ♪ ♪ Taking all of it off ♪ ♪ My memories as well ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ I apologize ♪ ♪ If I've overstepped my bounds ♪ ♪ He was something to me then ♪ ♪ Don't mean much to me now ♪ ♪ This was just a warning ♪ ♪ Go on and do as you please ♪ ♪ Just know, he's got lots of lovers ♪ ♪ He's lot lots of friends ♪ ♪ Most of his enemies come ♪ ♪ From somewhere deep within ♪ ♪ Maybe you can save him ♪ ♪ God knows I tried ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) (gentle guitar music continues) (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you.

(gentle guitar music) ♪ You turned my life inside out ♪ ♪ And left me staring at the tears ♪ ♪ I could see what I was made of ♪ ♪ But you cut out the care-for instructions ♪ ♪ From the back ♪ ♪ And so I threw some memories of you ♪ ♪ In the dryer when I was running short on time ♪ ♪ And they came out so much smaller ♪ ♪ It's hard to believe ♪ ♪ That they were mine ♪ ♪ So remind me ♪ ♪ Why you're standing here tonight ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ Oh, you want to try me ♪ ♪ On for size ♪ ♪ Try me ♪ ♪ Just one more time ♪ ♪ But, nah, you didn't break me down, babe ♪ ♪ You just pulled in ♪ ♪ But now I've found myself a better fit ♪ (gentle music continues) ♪ Yeah, this one takes his time ♪ ♪ He handles me with care ♪ ♪ He thinks I'm one of a kind ♪ ♪ Tells me I'm beautiful and rare ♪ ♪ Oh, and shows me to his world ♪ ♪ Not afraid of being seen ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ There's something so worn around the edges ♪ ♪ Of somebody like me ♪ ♪ And you just wanna try me ♪ ♪ On for size ♪ ♪ Try me ♪ ♪ Just one more time ♪ ♪ But, nah, you didn't break me down, babe ♪ ♪ You just pulled me in ♪ ♪ But now I've found myself a better fit ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Oh, I was dressed in shreds of hope ♪ ♪ And fraying at the seams ♪ ♪ Until I found myself some good love ♪ ♪ And a sewing machine ♪ ♪ But it comes as no surprise ♪ ♪ It's just your style to wanna make amends ♪ ♪ Soon as you see that I'm learning ♪ ♪ How to feel ♪ ♪ New again ♪ (gentle music continues) ♪ So, no, you won't try me ♪ ♪ On for size ♪ ♪ Try me ♪ ♪ Even one more time ♪ ♪ But, nah, you didn't break me down, babe ♪ ♪ You just pulled me in ♪ ♪ But now I've found myself a better fit ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Now I've found myself ♪ ♪ A better fit ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you so much.

Do y'all mind if I do a few just by myself?

(audience cheering and applauding) (gentle guitar music) (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ Don't ask me how I'm doing ♪ ♪ I don't wanna say ♪ ♪ And you don't really wanna know ♪ ♪ You just wanna feel better about letting me down ♪ ♪ But I'm not making small talk ♪ ♪ 'Cause you made me feel ♪ ♪ Small for long enough ♪ ♪ And I see the bigger picture now ♪ ♪ The further I get from you ♪ ♪ The closer I get to the truth ♪ ♪ I was never ♪ ♪ Something you were afraid to lose ♪ ♪ I couldn't teach you to hold on ♪ ♪ So I'm learning to let go ♪ ♪ Of the part that I was playing ♪ ♪ When I was putting on your show ♪ ♪ Well, the act is over, baby ♪ ♪ The curtain's finally closed ♪ ♪ I'm getting closer to myself ♪ ♪ The further I get from you ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ Don't ask me about the good times ♪ ♪ I remember those we had ♪ ♪ Few and far from the bad ♪ ♪ I see that clearly now ♪ ♪ I'm memories and miles away ♪ ♪ And, no, I won't deny it ♪ ♪ There was a time I thought you ♪ ♪ Were the love of my life and yet ♪ ♪ All you are now is someone standing in my way ♪ ♪ The further I get from you ♪ ♪ The closer I get to the truth ♪ ♪ I was never ♪ ♪ Something you were afraid to lose ♪ ♪ I couldn't teach you to hold on ♪ ♪ So I'm learning to let go ♪ ♪ Of the part that I was playing ♪ ♪ When I was putting on your show ♪ ♪ Well, the act is over, baby ♪ ♪ The curtain's finally closed ♪ ♪ I'm getting closer to myself ♪ ♪ The further I get from you ♪ ♪ Oh, the part that I was playing ♪ ♪ When I was putting on your show ♪ ♪ Well, the act is over, baby ♪ ♪ The curtain's finally closed ♪ ♪ And I'm getting closer to myself ♪ ♪ The further I get from you ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ Don't ask me how I'm doing ♪ ♪ I don't wanna say ♪ ♪ And you don't really want to know ♪ ♪ You just wanna feel ♪ ♪ Better about letting me down ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you.

(strings twanging) This is another one that's gonna be on my upcoming album.

This one's called "Win Tonight."

(gentle guitar music) (gentle guitar music continues) (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ You say, I'm working late this afternoon ♪ ♪ So could you have dinner ready the way I like ♪ ♪ You leave with just a thank you ♪ ♪ No kiss goodbye ♪ ♪ God, I hate when you're so polite ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ No, we don't fight anymore ♪ ♪ Did you forget ♪ ♪ What we were fighting for ♪ ♪ It's so cruel ♪ ♪ The way you say, babe, I love you ♪ ♪ Like it's some kind of prize ♪ ♪ Won't you let me win tonight ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ I'd go ♪ ♪ But I can't seem to find the door ♪ ♪ Maybe I know ♪ ♪ You wouldn't stop me if I tried ♪ ♪ I'm somewhere between a hope and fear ♪ ♪ That I won't find no better ♪ ♪ Than what I'm finding here ♪ ♪ Oh, and it's so cruel ♪ ♪ The way you say, babe, I love you ♪ ♪ Like it's some kind of prize ♪ ♪ Won't you let me win tonight ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) ♪ You keep breaking my heart like a bad habit ♪ ♪ And I'm just wondering when you'll break me down for good ♪ ♪ Oh, show me that I'm wrong ♪ ♪ Tell me that it ain't too late ♪ ♪ You keep giving me nothing ♪ ♪ And I've had all I can take ♪ ♪ It's so cruel ♪ ♪ The way you say, babe, I love you ♪ ♪ Like it's some kind of prize ♪ ♪ Won't you let me ♪ ♪ Win tonight ♪ (gentle guitar music continues) (gentle guitar music continues) (gentle guitar music continues) (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you.

Gonna get the band back up now and do a few more for you.

How about we give a hand for this band real quick, shall we?

(audience cheering and applauding) Such an honor to come down here and play with these guys.

All of them, I think, had a part on the record, and I'm just very grateful to be here, so thank y'all for playing with me.

We're gonna switch gears a little bit here for you.

This one's called "Sweet on Me."

-One, two, three.

-(drumsticks clanking) (upbeat music) ♪ Hey, now, what's shaking ♪ ♪ Tell me, baby, what you been baking ♪ ♪ 'Cause I got a serious craving ♪ ♪ For some of your love ♪ ♪ I, I've been waiting.

♪ ♪ Anticipating ♪ ♪ A little misbehaving when you get back home ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ No, I don't want no homemade apple pie ♪ ♪ If I got you, baby, just a-laying by my side ♪ ♪ I don't need no sugar, honey ♪ ♪ If I got you sweet on me ♪ ♪ But I'd give my heart and all of my money ♪ ♪ For one little taste of your honey ♪ ♪ 'Cause your love and affection ♪ ♪ Oh, it's quite the confection ♪ ♪ No, I don't want no homemade apple pie ♪ ♪ If I got you, baby, just a-laying by my side ♪ ♪ I don't need no sugar, honey ♪ ♪ If I got you sweet on me ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ So good I just can't stop ♪ ♪ I love when you love me ♪ ♪ Choose just the cherry on top ♪ (laid-back music) ♪ No, I don't want no homemade apple pie ♪ ♪ If I got you, baby, just a-laying by my side ♪ -♪ I don't need no sugar, honey ♪ -(upbeat music) ♪ If I got you sweet on me ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ I don't want none of Momma's strawberry jam ♪ ♪ If I got you, baby, just a-holding on my hand ♪ ♪ I don't need no sugar, honey ♪ ♪ If I got you sweet on me ♪ ♪ Sweet on me ♪ ♪ Sweet on me, yeah ♪ ♪ If I got you sweet on me ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you so much, thank you.

I have had a lot of influences on my music over the years, a lotta different ones, and one that I keep coming back to is someone you might know by the name of Miss Bonnie Raitt, so I'm gonna do a little Bonnie Raitt for you right now.

This song came out on an album called "Nick of Time," which was released on March 21st, 1989, and 10 years later to the day, I made a very dramatic entrance into this world.

(laughs) And this record has a very special place in my heart because of it.

This is "I Will Not Be Denied."

(laid-back music) [Musician] One, two.

(laid-back music continues) (laid-back music continues) ♪ A true love story is hard to find ♪ ♪ Can't get no rest, no peace of mind ♪ ♪ You say you gave your heart to me ♪ ♪ You put me down, you set me free ♪ ♪ You said you're deadly ♪ ♪ Everybody said you was deadly ♪ ♪ I guess you know you are because ♪ ♪ Deadly comes in every shape and size ♪ ♪ Deadly always takes you by surprise ♪ ♪ You said you was the only one ♪ ♪ Come in on me and ruin my fun ♪ ♪ Leave me safe at home all alone ♪ ♪ Waiting for your call by the telephone ♪ ♪ Said you're deadly ♪ ♪ Everybody said you was deadly ♪ ♪ I guess you know you are because deadly ♪ ♪ Comes in every shape and size, deadly ♪ ♪ Finally made me realize ♪ ♪ Well, I tried and tried ♪ ♪ But you just can't get enough ♪ ♪ And so you lied, and lied, and lied, and lied ♪ ♪ I will not be denied ♪ ♪ I'm gonna plant the seed ♪ ♪ I will not be denied ♪ ♪ Of the man and the love I need ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ (laid-back music continues) ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ You said you're deadly ♪ ♪ Everybody said you was deadly ♪ ♪ I guess you know you is because deadly ♪ ♪ Comes in every shape and size, deadly ♪ ♪ Always takes me by surprise ♪ ♪ It's a sad situation ♪ ♪ You know it's true ♪ ♪ I can say it, baby, I'm through with you ♪ ♪ It's over now and in the past ♪ ♪ Gonna find me a man with a love that'll last ♪ ♪ 'Cause deadly ♪ ♪ Everybody said you was deadly ♪ ♪ I guess you know you are because deadly ♪ ♪ Comes in every shape and size, deadly ♪ ♪ Finally made me realize ♪ ♪ That I tried, and tried, and tried ♪ ♪ But you just can't get enough ♪ ♪ So you lied, and lied, and lied, and lied ♪ ♪ I will not be denied ♪ ♪ I will not be denied ♪ ♪ I will not be denied ♪ ♪ I will not be denied ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ (laid-back music continues) ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ I will not be denied ♪ (laid-back music continues) (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you so much Again, y'all, my name is Carlyle Griffin.

Thank you so much for having me tonight.

Thank y'all for coming out.

We've got one more for you.

I wrote this one with my friend CJ Field back in Nashville and got the inspiration for this song from an old, a Donny Hathaway tune.

This one was a lot of fun to record.

This is called "Now It's Just Over."

Thank you so much.

One, two, three.

(pensive music) (pensive music continues) (pensive music continues) (pensive music continues) ♪ Now it's just over ♪ ♪ Now it's just done ♪ ♪ Now I'm just supposed to ♪ ♪ Get back, carry on ♪ ♪ Like I didn't want you ♪ ♪ Like I didn't care ♪ ♪ Like I didn't think about you, babe ♪ ♪ When you weren't even there ♪ ♪ Now it's just over ♪ ♪ Barely at the start ♪ ♪ Don't think that you're saving me ♪ ♪ From a broken heart ♪ ♪ You took me so far ♪ ♪ So fast ♪ ♪ And was I a fool ♪ ♪ For thinking it would last ♪ ♪ Or is this just love ♪ ♪ Or is it just me ♪ ♪ You were so captivated ♪ ♪ Till you set me free ♪ ♪ And maybe I was too busy ♪ ♪ Thinking of what it could become ♪ ♪ To see it for what it really was ♪ ♪ What it really was ♪ ♪ Oh, and now it's just ♪ ♪ Over ♪ ♪ Now it's just a memory ♪ ♪ Now I'm just here holding on ♪ ♪ To the picture of you and me ♪ ♪ The night you said ♪ ♪ I was everything you wanted ♪ ♪ I was everything that you'd been dreaming of ♪ ♪ And I just can't help myself ♪ ♪ From wondering why that didn't seem ♪ ♪ To be enough ♪ ♪ Is this just love ♪ ♪ Or is it just me ♪ ♪ You were so captivated ♪ ♪ Till you set me free ♪ ♪ Oh, and maybe I was too busy ♪ ♪ Thinking of what it could become ♪ ♪ To see it for what it really was ♪ ♪ What it really was ♪ ♪ Oh, what it really was ♪ ♪ Was a moment ♪ ♪ And nothing but a moment ♪ ♪ In time ♪ (pensive music continues) ♪ Oh, you were just ♪ ♪ Wasting my time ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ I couldn't see it for ♪ ♪ What it really was ♪ ♪ I could have sworn we were in love ♪ ♪ Turns out, to you, I didn't mean that much ♪ ♪ And now ♪ ♪ Now ♪ ♪ It's just ♪ Thank you.

(audience cheering and applauding) New song?

(attendee laughs) New song?

All right, pick your jaws up off the floor, blink twice, and give a round of applause.

-Carlyle Griffin.

-(audience applauding) Her current project was recorded right here in the Shoals, and do I have to say it?

You need this in your life.

We'll see you next time on another "Muscle Shoals to Music Row LIVE."

Thank you.

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