Name: Never Asked To Be So Strong
Duration: P00H04M06S
Description: I met Frank during an open stage at a dive bar in Edmonton when I was just starting to play slide guitar and the blues. He was always ‘feeling no pain’ when I arrived, but his pain was obvious in his eyes and in the stories of loss that he told me occasionally. He was so encouraging at a time when I really needed it, and I’ll never forget him.

Never Asked To Be So Strong

from Keeping Time by Sue Decker

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 CAD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

about

I met Frank during an open stage at a dive bar in Edmonton when I was just starting to play slide guitar and the blues. He was always ‘feeling no pain’ when I arrived, but his pain was obvious in his eyes and in the stories of loss that he told me occasionally. He was so encouraging at a time when I really needed it, and I’ll never forget him.

lyrics

Never Asked To Be So Strong © Sue Decker, 2022 All Rights Reserved

He’d forgotten what a friend was, used up all his trust
An old bar fly, a spectacle, waiting for dust-to-dust
He said he toured with the legends, but I’d never seen him play
Only drinking and pretending he was back in his glory days

Never asked to be so strong
He’d sworn off human touch, he didn’t plan to live this long
Getting up day after day, while his demons led him on
He never, no he never asked to be so strong

The music kept him going, always easy with the praise
When I played old-time blues up on that open stage
One night he finally did get up to play his favourite song
But he couldn’t make his fingers work and the words came out all wrong

Never asked to be so strong
He’d sworn off human touch, he didn’t plan to live this long
Getting up day after day, while his demons led him on
He never, no he never asked to be so strong

I know his name was Frank, and how he helped me shine
He wasn’t just crooked hands and a troubled mind
I don’t know his story, I’m sure he was no saint
But we all deserve real comfort and something to touch the pain

Never asked to be so strong
He’d sworn off human touch, he didn’t plan to live this long
Getting up day after day, while his demons led him on
He never, no he never asked to be so strong

credits

from Keeping Time, released March 22, 2024

license

about

Sue Decker Victoria, British Columbia

Sue Decker’s rich and warm voice, distinctive slide guitar playing, and authentic songwriting make for a powerful combination. Ever since learning to play guitar in a bluegrass jam at the age of thirty-five, Sue has been discovering her truth in song.

March 2024 sees the release of Sue’s second album, Keeping Time, recorded with sought-after roots producer Steve Dawson to record in Nashville. ... more

suedecker.com

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact Sue Decker

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Sue Decker recommends:

Dirty South Blues
by Robert Connely Farr

Blues song-writing, vocals and overall feel on this album makes for a soul satisfying listen. Sue Decker
go to album
Bare Knuckles And Brawn
by Blue Moon Marquee

Great Canadian gypsy blues! Sue Decker
go to album

If you like Sue Decker, you may also like:

The Flowers That Bloom in Spring
by Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert

Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert offer up a stunning minimalist country record, conjuring huge emotions with little more than vocals & guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 13, 2022
go to album
Invitation
by Michele Stodart

Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2023
go to album
Sun to Sun
by Alice Gerrard

Stirring Americana set to acoustic arrangements and topped by the legendary Alice Gerrard’s lovely, world-wise voice. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 23, 2023
go to album
The Edge of the Land
by Katie Spencer

Spencer's indie folk sophomore album was recorded live in the studio over the course of two days. Bandcamp New & Notable May 6, 2022
go to album