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i really love country and wanted to be in the Grand Ol' Opry challenge, but i wouldn't dare try to write a real country song (or actually perform one), so I wrote this. it's ironic in a not ironic sort of way (basically having a giggle over what I can't do justice to). I put it under Indie Rock because I definitely would have pulled this song out of my hat in my last band.
I took the lyrics from an old journal I had and wrote some music for them. The lyrics are from awhile back when I was broke all the time. True life stuff actually.
I've been trying to start thinking like a drummer and programming my own drums (instead of using Drums on Demand most of the time for straight ahead stuff). If anyone has tips, suggestions or critiques for me let me know. The rest of it is supposed to sound off the cuff, you get all the warts you can handle. But it's pretty fun i think.
I took the lyrics from an old journal I had and wrote some music for them. The lyrics are from awhile back when I was broke all the time. True life stuff actually.
I've been trying to start thinking like a drummer and programming my own drums (instead of using Drums on Demand most of the time for straight ahead stuff). If anyone has tips, suggestions or critiques for me let me know. The rest of it is supposed to sound off the cuff, you get all the warts you can handle. But it's pretty fun i think.
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Lyrics
rusty ragged razor blades
tearing up my skin
and i'm getting tired
tired of doing without
my visions getting worse each day
i can't really see
my contact lens is
dry inside my eye
(chorus)
if i had some money
i'd buy a better car
but i ain't got one
so i don't drive far
if i had a nickel
for every dime i don't
i'd be doing much better
about fifty percent
i woke up this morning
to banging on the door
the landlords out there
and he ain't messing around
said he ain't my friend
he got problems of his own
he wants his money
sorry but you'll have to wait
(chorus)
i ain't got no groceries
sitting in my fridge
but that's okay
cuz the powers off anyways
if i had a nickel
for every dime i don't
i'd be doing much better
about fifty percent
i hate being broke
with no signs of improvement
i got nothing left but time
time ain't on my side
i'm just a disappointment
to my family and my friends
i got nothing left but time
time ain't worth a dime
i got nothing left but time
time it ain't worth a dime
tearing up my skin
and i'm getting tired
tired of doing without
my visions getting worse each day
i can't really see
my contact lens is
dry inside my eye
(chorus)
if i had some money
i'd buy a better car
but i ain't got one
so i don't drive far
if i had a nickel
for every dime i don't
i'd be doing much better
about fifty percent
i woke up this morning
to banging on the door
the landlords out there
and he ain't messing around
said he ain't my friend
he got problems of his own
he wants his money
sorry but you'll have to wait
(chorus)
i ain't got no groceries
sitting in my fridge
but that's okay
cuz the powers off anyways
if i had a nickel
for every dime i don't
i'd be doing much better
about fifty percent
i hate being broke
with no signs of improvement
i got nothing left but time
time ain't on my side
i'm just a disappointment
to my family and my friends
i got nothing left but time
time ain't worth a dime
i got nothing left but time
time it ain't worth a dime
rsorensen
oh man do I love this one. indie country. "if i had a nickel for every dime i don't i'd be doing much better
about fifty percent" what an awesome line. great work michael. would love to hear some slide geetar over this. the cow foley at the end is perfect. it almost sounds like they're singing.