I've been trying to finish up songs I started last year. This one was inspired by a line from the John Prine song 'In Spite of Ourselves'. Oh, and by real life. (wink emoticon)
lyrics
well I aint been laid in a month of Sundays
this life it aint been no fun
can't remember when I had some arms around me
or felt a kiss descend upon me
I've known loneliness but not like this Lordy
this life, it aint no fun
used to get into trouble, used to get into fun
stuck in a rut so wide and deep
dinosaur bones more alive than me
most women want a man with a job that pays
at least some kind of living wage
working every day, no money in the bank
this life it aint no fun
aint got much leverage to impress or woo
when you're pushing 40 and pushing broom
top of the stairs, single bed, single room
this life it aint no fun
used to get into trouble, used to get me some
now I aint doing nothing but a bunch of hum-drum
stuck in a rut so wide and deep
miles of ocean coming down on me
you reap what you sew, aint that the truth
oats don't grow no kind of fruit
sitting neath the tree, staring at my shoes
this life it aint no fun
credits
from Weekly Song Project v2,
track released March 29, 2016
recorded on a Zoom H2 in my kitchen on Fratney St.
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