April 22, 2018
You’re saying you’re a dumbass
When you’re ragging on your mate
You’re the one who picked her
It’s not a cosmic twist of fate
You’re saying you’re a jackass
When you complain, complain, complain
You act like such a victim
Like your marriage was arranged
You’re saying you’re a loser
When you say she treats you wrong
Do you wanna live your life
In a sorry country song?
You’re saying that you’re helpless
Cuz she don’t love you any more
Like I should draw you a map
To help you find the door
By Richard W. Bray
Tags: country music, Country Music Lyrics, losers, lyrics, whiners
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April 17, 2018
Seven little words built the blade
Twisting like a steak knife
In my heart
I really like you for a friend
(I always knew this thing would end)
Seven little words that never fade
Echo like a foghorn
In my head
I really like you for a friend
(Now I have parties to attend)
Seven little words my hell made
Tearing like a buzzsaw
At my soul
I really like you for a friend
(It was amusing to pretend)
by Richard W. Bray
Tags: country music, Country Music Lyrics, love songs, lyrics, sad songs
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April 14, 2018
Known you for five minutes
And you’re all about my bizness
You’re the type of guy
Who can never a hint
You say I looked your way
But ya know I really didn’t
All up in my Kool-aid
You won’t even let me breathe
I never showed an interest
Now you’re calling me a tease
You give a lot of orders
But you don’t respect my borders
Asking bout my family
Asking bout my kid
Every place I ever been
And everything I did
A girl has got a right
To be left alone
You’re six feet tall
So act like you’re grown
By Richard W. Bray
Tags: country music, Country Music Lyrics, losers, lyrics
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April 8, 2018
Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.
—Cary Grant
You won’t find you truth
In me
You can’t live
My biography
You might admire
Celebrity
Too bad it’s
All illusory
Life is short
The world is cold
Try to love
Someone you know
I could never
Warm your soul
Or make you happy
When you’re old
I don’t say this
To be mean
I’m just a flicker
On a screen
Don’t live
Imaginary scenes
Go outside
The grass is green
by Richard W. Bray
Tags: Cary Grant, celebrity, country music, Country Music Lyrics, lyrics
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April 7, 2018
Trying to raise your kids
Living life and working hard
And you ain’t even safe
In your grandma’s backyard
The crooks in DC
Ain’t doing no time
But selling loosies on the street
Is a capital crime
They promise people hope
They promise people change
Politicians only care
About the stock exchange
The crooks in DC
Ain’t doing no time
But selling loosies on the street
Is a capital crime
Time to hit the streets
Time to make some noise
Cuz the people in charge
Don’t give us no other chioce
The crooks in DC
Ain’t doing no time
But selling loosies on the street
Is a capital crime
by Richard W. Bray
Tags: Black Lives matter, Eric garner, Erica Garner, los ladrones que mandan, lyrics
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April 5, 2018
My biggest hurt
Was hurting you
I’m dumber than
A worn out shoe
Ain’t nothing
I could ever do
To make up for your pain
I sit and cry
And fret and moan
Deserve to spend
My life alone
I miss your smile
And your cologne
I need another brain
Your memory
Is all I get
The sweetest girl
I ever met
And happiness
I can’t forget
I live my life in vain
by Richard W. Bray
Tags: country music, Country Music Lyrics, losers, love songs, lyrics, sad songs
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April 4, 2018
We’re the Neoliberals
Making sure the hawks will soar
We celebrate our soldiers
By starting lots of wars
We’re the Neoliberals
We’re shutting down the stores
Haven’t cared about the working man
Since 1984
We’re the Neoliberals
We love the One Percent
If you don’t like Austerity
Get out of our tent
We’re the Neoliberals
We’re modern day pagans
We idolize the dollar
And we worship Ronald Reagan
by Richard W. Bray
Tags: Austerity, country music, Country Music Lyrics, los ladrones que mandan, lyrics, neoliberalism, Ronald Reagan, the one percent
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March 31, 2018
Silly, eager, joyful
The ignorance of youth
I ain’t being gloomy
I’m just telling you the truth
Dreary dismal angry
With a double dose of mad
Beauty’s all around you
But you’re hiding in your sad
Silly losers dancing round
Pretending life is fair
Nothing really matters
And the universe don’t care
Grouchy grumpy nasty crusty
Cranky crabby sour
Angry peeved and surly
You’re complaining every hour
If you knew what I know
You’d lose than silly grin
Your life’ll end in misery
And you’re never gonna win
Wrap your arms around a rainbow
Grab a moonbeam — hug a friend
Love’s the only thing
That makes you richer when you spend
by Richard W. Bray
Tags: Aaron Jay, children's poetry, love, Poetry
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March 24, 2018
I lived a big lie
I was afraid of myself
Spent my time thinking
About everybody else
When you live a big lie
The little ones will follow
Till your brain short-circuits
And your insides are hollow
I couldn’t take your love
Too much beauty and truth
I blamed it all on you
And I squandered my youth
When you live a big lie
The little ones will follow
Till your brain short-circuits
And your insides are hollow
I’m rebuilding myself
Feeling better every day
Maybe we can get
A cup of coffee someday
When you live a big lie
The little ones will follow
Till your brain short-circuits
And your insides are hollow
by Richard W. Bray
Tags: country music, Country Music Lyrics, losers, lyrics, sad songs. denial
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March 24, 2018
Philip Larkin
You were angry
And somewhat nuts
They clothed your frame
And fed your guts
Without them
There’s no Aubade
Your masterpiece
Denying God
You were revered
And somewhat famous
Though not as rich
As Kingsley Amis
They did their best
You drank your smell
It’s not their fault
You lived your hell
by Richard W. Bray
Tags: Alcoholism, Kingsley Amis, Philip Larkin, Poetry, This be the Verse
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