Archive for the ‘If it sounds country’ Category
September 16, 2017
the Secret sits in the middle and knows
—Robert Frost, Secret Sits
I headed for the hills
I needed introspection
To muffle my mind
And calibrate direction
Jesus in gym shorts
Smiled and waved “hi”
He was happy and barefoot
As he jogged on by
Was He an apparition
Was he a regular guy?
I searched for a sign
And looked to the sky
I caught up with the jogger
He gave me his advice:
“Always eat your vegetables
And try and act nice”
I could ask a thousand questions
Things that can’t be known
We live a wild dance
But the Secret sits alone
By Richard W. Bray
Tags:country music, Country Music Lyrics, Jesus, lyrics, Robert Frost, Secret Sits
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August 5, 2017
if you ever got a problem
or if you’re feeling down
you only gotta tell me
I’ll come riding into town
when walls are collapsing
and you can’t escape your trouble
I’ll be there in a minute
to protect you from the rubble
when life is an inferno
and things are looking dire
you’ll see me rushing in
to pull you from the fire
I’ll deliver you from danger
I’ll rescue you from strife
I’ll be your rope ladder
I’ll be your jaws of life
by Richard W. Bray
Tags:country music, Country Music Lyrics, love, love songs, lyrics
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July 23, 2017
I chased annihilation
In a thousand roadside bars
Then I pulled myself together
And discovered who you are
Surprised to see me happy?
Disappointed I’m alive?
Were you quietly applauding
My inevitable demise?
A girl who never liked me
Said, “Hello” and wished me well
Disappointment in her voice said
“I’m amazed you’re not in hell”
Surprised to see me happy?
Disappointed I’m alive?
Were you quietly applauding
My inevitable demise?
Chastise and condemn
And tell yourself you’re blessed
I can only shrug:
I’m wishing everyone the best
Surprised to see me happy?
Disappointed I’m alive?
Were you quietly applauding
My inevitable demise?
by Richard W. Bray
Tags:Alcoholism, country music, Country Music Lyrics, lyrics
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July 15, 2017
You’re a backstabbing loser
And a four-faced snitch
A never-ending whimper
And a whiny little bitch
You swallow some drinks
And you talk a lot of shit
Nobody wants to listen to
A whiny little bitch
You got a lot of theories
But you’ll never admit
What you did to yourself
Cuz you’re a whiny little bitch
You’re a fixating fool
Never knowing when to quit
Nobody wants to listen to
A whiny little bitch
by Richard W. Bray
Tags:country music, Country Music Lyrics, losers, lyrics
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July 1, 2017
Happiness is a sad song
—Charles Schultz, from the book Happiness is a Warm Puppy
Everything was beautiful
Until it went wrong
Happiness
Is sad song
Weeping for Hecuba
And all those hurts beyond
Happiness
Is sad song
Poking ancient agony
Clutching what is gone
Happiness
Is sad song
Accepting my reality:
I loved you all along
Happiness
Is sad song
by Richard W. Bray
Tags:Charles Schultz, country music, Country Music Lyrics, Hamlet, Happiness is a Warm Puppy, Hecuba, love songs, lyrics, sad songs, William Shakespeare
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June 18, 2017
Look at that messed up
Couple over there
She’s got a million tats
He never cuts his hair
Can’t you just be happy
They have one another?
Can’t you be happy
They found love with each other?
What could those people
Ever see in each other?
She’s the wrong age
And he’s the wrong color
If you got a comment
Just keep it in your throat
It isn’t your life
You don’t get a vote
So wrong for each other
Just headed for trouble
It really makes me sad
When the wrong people couple
In this crazy old world
It ain’t easy to stay warm
Can’t you just be happy
They found shelter from the storm?
by Richard W. Bray
Tags:Bob Dylan, country music, Country Music Lyrics, love, love songs, lyrics, Shelter from the Storm
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