living the heartache
in all those country songs
i broke a lot of rules
i did a lot of wrong
My daddy used to say you get what you give
There's a price to pay for the way that you live
being this stupid
should hurt a lot more
lying don't work
the body keeps score
My daddy used to say you get what you give
There's a price to pay for the way that you live
i turned love into dog shit
turned heaven into hell
left a mountain full of sunshine
at the bottom of a well
My daddy used to say you get what you give
There's a price to pay for the way that you live
ran through a brick wall
crawled over broken glass
there ain't no redemption
for my sorry old ass
My daddy used to say you get what you give
There's a price to pay for the way that you live
by Richard W. Bray
Another barstool winner
Now he’s talking off my ear
Sounds like he scored a lot of points
During his junior year
Another barstool winner
Chomping teeth and talking fast
I guess his nostrils are full
White powder – what a blast
Another barstool winner
Staggered over from his hovel
In another four years
He’ll be finished with his novel
Another barstool winner
He doesn’t miss the kids and wife
He says they're all jealous
Of his freewheeling life
Another barstool winner
Don’t ask me what I’m doing here
I’d rather listen than talk
Time to pour another beer
by Richard W. Bray
I knew you for a night
And before it was day
You turned off your light
And fluttered away
You're the kind of girl who always breaks my heart
I never learn my lesson cuz I’m not very smart
Fairest of creation
You make molecules spin
My lowly situation
I ain't never gonna win
You're the kind of girl who always breaks my heart
I never learn my lesson cuz I’m not very smart
Your smile could light a city
Your song could be a band
You're a miracle of matter
I'm just a hired hand
You're the kind of girl who always breaks my heart
I never learn my lesson cuz I’m not very smart
by Richard W. Bray
Liiiiiike honeybees and sunshine
Smelly cheeses and red wine
Don’t fuss and darlin’ don’t whine
You always knew that you would be mine
Liiiiiike fireflies and warm nights
Fried chicken and appetites
Six seven and eight nine
I’ve never seen you look so fine
Liiiiiike babies and wet tears
Hound dogs and droopy old ears
There ain't gonna be a better time
The moon is purple and the stars shine
Liiiiiike trouble and outlaws
Cobb salad and a good toss
You can meet me at the state line
Got a place your daddy won’t find
by Richard W. Bray
on a hilltop
in the kitchen
over rainbows
down a well
in the snow
under pressure
on the sunny side of hell
in the dumps
on a barstool
so many things I’ll never tell
on the lawn
in my car
across the sky
it rings a bell
in your bed
by your side
falling fallen fell
by Richard W. Bray
You acted like
You liked me a lot
Then you said
You didn't like me at all
You're a legendary genius of hurt
It feels like I crashed into a wall
You acted like
You liked me a lot
Then you said
You didn't like me at all
I was such a silly stupid mindless fool
Prancing like a puppy with a ball
You acted like
You liked me a lot
Then you said
You didn't like me at all
The world was a wonder and a dream
Then suddenly everything was small
You acted like
You liked me a lot
Then you said
You didn't like me at all
One moment I was standing on a cloud
I never knew I had so far to fall
by Richard W. Bray
you're the pot of gold
at the end of my road
everything I never deserved
you're the dreamy and the cream
you're everything you seem
more than I could ever say with words
you're my happy and my hope
you're the only way I cope
a vision and an angel and a shrine
you're solid and you're sunny
you're beautiful and funny
you're a flower and a rainbow and a rhyme
by Richard W. Bray
Crazy keeping secrets
That everybody sees
When secrets aren’t so secret
It’s time to set them free
Lies are so convenient
But it's hard to keep track
Check your baggage at the station
And never look back
Reality don’t hide
It was oozing out my pores
I was crashing into sidewalks
And walking into doors
Lies are so convenient
But it's hard to keep track
Check your baggage at the station
And never look back
What I saw in the mirror
Was anybody's guess
I kept on digging deeper
In all my distress
Lies are so convenient
But it's hard to keep track
Check your baggage at the station
And never look back
Waking up sober
And the house doesn’t smell
There’s nothing to trip over
I’m starting to get well
Lies are so convenient
But it's hard to keep track
Check your baggage at the station
And never look backCheck your baggage at the station
And never look back
by Richard W. Bray
The dirty rotten lowdown
Things you do
Leave a trail
Of misery and blue
Pleeeeeeeeeease
Don't treat me
Like dog shit
I ain't dog shit
I'm a man
Sabotaging
Other people's lives
With treachery and slander
Sharp as knives
Can't you seeeee
All the hope
And the sunshine?
Like a big red ruby
Like a grape on a vine
You cheated on
A dozen different guys
Your dog won't even
Look you in the eye
You could beeeee
Like an angel
Of mercy
But you just hurt me
And I don't know why
I finally found
The nerve to walk away
I’ll always think
About you every day
I'll be freeeee
But I'll always
Be lonely
Dreaming about the woman
You're never gonna be
by Richard W. Bray
Let me, let me tell you
Time tough, time tough
Everything is out of sight
It's so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard
Time tough, time tough
Everything is going higher and higher
–Toots and the Maytals
Prices getting higher
Wages stay the same
Put the profits in your pocket
And blame supply chains
You shut down the factories
You send our jobs away
You never have to worry
About the price we pay
Making up excuses
To squeeze and squeeze
Greed and corruption
Are the real disease
Trample the people
Lay our country to waste
Pillage and plunder
Puts a smile on your face
Dismember the nation
With phony divisions
Disrupt and distract
From your horrible decisions
Making up excuses
To squeeze and squeeze
Greed and corruption
Are the real disease
by Richard W. Bray
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