Iand'm standing in the shadow of ellis paul
i might get some gigs but i wonand't get them all
iand've made a lot of hurdles but i might have hit a wall
iand'm standing in the shadow of ellis paul
heand's an award winning troubadour, folk aristocracy
heand's got a tattoo on his upper right arm of woody guthrie
heand's got long brown hair, recites romantic poetry
heand's got his music in a motion picture, heand's got his music on mtv
Iand'm standing in the shadow of ellis paul
i play a lot of coffeehouses but not the concert hall
i run around the court but i donand't ever get the ball
iand'm standing in the shadow of ellis paul
heand's more respected than marty sexton, more _________ than dan bern
heand's not as famous as ani but he still makes all the girlsand' heads turn
heand's a close friend of the push stars and heand's in with club passim
heand's got a first level personal manager in ralph jaccodine
Iand'm standing in the shadow of ellis paul
i donand't fit the suit and i donand't get the call
this job is for a white guy, vance gilbert knows what i mean
weand're the only two minorities in the whole folk scene
my apologies to ellis, my apologies to most of yand'all
iand'm actually one of his biggest fans and i love that song andquot;last callandquot;
in every bar that iand've played it, there has never been a brawl
they walk around and hug each other when they hear the sound of ellis paul
Iand'm standing in the shadow of ellis paul
i play a lot of coffeehouses but not the concert hall
if iand'm really lucky i might get recognized at the mall
andquot;hey youand're that oriental guy who opened for ellis paul !andquot;
iand'm standing in the shadow of ellis paul
i might get some gigs but i wonand't get them all
iand'm waiting in the wings if he should ever slip and fall
just pull me out of the shadow of ellis paul
yeah just pull me out of the shadow of ellis paul
