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Thrift Store Girl

from Further Disruption by Andy Pratt

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    Pratt's 2018 sophomore EP, 'Further Disruption.' The follow up to Pratt's 2017 debut, 'Horizon Disrupted.' Comes in a lovely gatefold case, with photography by Andy Pratt.

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lyrics

she was a thrift store girl
she never bought anything new
from her dresses to her skirts
from her hats to her shoes
take a drive on saturday
sometimes a weekday afternoon
to the black, white, and blue
you know the army just won’t do
what’s the color of the week?
is it yellow? is it red?
how ‘bout that coffee pot there?
oh it’s a purple, too bad
she’s found a nice blouse at only four at fifty percent
and a sun hat for two, this month she’ll be saving on rent
then to the paintings, the frames, the doo-dads and the junk
and there’s a clock, it’s vintage
it’s not working, it got stuck
but she’ll take it anyway
she likes the broken ones
at three bucks and a quarter
how can a girl go wrong?

she was a thrift store girl
she never bought anything new
except for her underwear
but the shoes were always used
they didn’t even have to fit
a size or two off was fine
it was all about the style, the price, and the design
she had good taste though
an eye for those brand names
a public hand-me-down
but it’s all one and the same

then to that record store on adams
man, they had everything
from the two dollar bargain bin
to the prices you’d never pay
and shoeboxes of earrings on the first floor in the back
they had the regular kind and she liked the ones that just clamp
a carousel of old postcards, she just couldn’t get her share
one dated november 1904, st. louis world’s fair

then to that used bookstore, preferred the hards to the paperbacks
with a curmudgeon behind the counter and a black cat on the racks
she liked women’s history and old fashion magazines
and there’s a marriage guide for women, tips from 1973
she’s found two for one at a price that can’t be beat
she’s saving up her pennies for an after thrifting treat
now heading back home, it’s been a victory day
she’ll be showing off her treasures on the next school day
to all her thrifting friends, she’ll be the talk of the town
until her next thrift adventure, it isn’t long from now
she was a thrift store girl, a thrift store girl

credits

from Further Disruption, released May 18, 2018
Andy Pratt: vocals
Joe Policastro: bass
Mikel Patrick Avery: drums

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Andy Pratt Chicago, Illinois

Andy is a Chicago based singer-songwriter & jazz guitarist.
His music has been featured in Magnet, Goldmine, The Vinyl District, & several other publications.
In the summers of 2017-2019, Andy toured across the country and Canada in support of his Horizon Disrupted & Further Disruption albums. Andy had the great opportunity to work with Steve Albini on these records. His new album drops on 9/9/22!
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