Archive for the ‘sad songs’ Category

Sixty-Three Percent Insane

December 17, 2015

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She slides across
My lonely view
And there ain’t nothing
I can do
I pine and fret
My silent plea
For a love
That cannot be

I’m sixty-three
percent insane
Cuz she keeps poppin
In my brain
My mind’s a mess
Of hurt and sad
Love’s an ache
I got so bad

A friendly word
A wayward smile
Lights my soul up
For a while
Till I remember
Who I am
A peon and
A hired hand

I’m sixty-three
percent insane
Cuz she keeps poppin
In my brain
My mind’s a mess
Of hurt and sad
Love’s an ache
I got so bad

by Richard W. Bray

here i am

November 15, 2014

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showing up
and passing time
there I was
doing fine

there you were
the world grew
days were wide
and full of you

a pocket of time
tender and small
there we were
we had it all

a tiny tear
grew and grew
here I am
where are you?

by Richard W. Bray

Livin in a Lovin Gone Wrong Song

November 15, 2014

bart

Got a million ills to feed on
Need a bartender to bleed on

Livin in a lovin
Gone wrong song
I always gotta
Be the wrong one
Better mix me up
A strong one

I don’t deserve another chance, Stan
Couldn’t keep it in my pants, Man

Livin in a lovin
Gone wrong song
I always gotta be
The wrong one
Better mix me up
A strong one

Doctors say I got a sick head
Cuz I’m always such a dickhead

Livin in a lovin
Gone wrong song
I always gotta be
The wrong one
Better mix me up
A strong one

by Richard W. Bray

Rinky Dink Shadow

June 20, 2014

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Got money in my pants
Got a shiny new car
Got tickets to a dance
Got a seat at the bar
Got everything I earned
From all the work I do
But I never ever learned
That I just needed you

I’m a boat without a sail
I’m a light without a lamp
I’m a letter in the mail
That ain’t got no stamp
I’m a fool without a plan
Darling, can’t you understand?
I’m a rinky dink shadow
Of a man

I’m tearing up the town
I’m breaking all the rules
And I’m rollin all around
With a mighty bunch of fools
Got all my crazy pals
Got a million things to do
Got a thousand horny gals
But I just need you

I’m a boat without a sail
I’m a light without a lamp
I’m a letter in the mail
That ain’t got no stamp
I’m a fool without a plan
Darling, can’t you understand?
I’m a rinky dink shadow
Of a man

by Richard W. Bray

Castles

April 24, 2014

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Hit the road for half a life
And braved a million hassles
I found myself the perfect wife
And built myself a castle

Clinging to a dream because
I’m scared I’m gonna drown
Clinging to what never was
To keep from going down

She didn’t seem to mind too much
All that time apart
I did my best to keep in touch
And please her fickle heart

Clinging to a dream because
I’m scared I’m gonna drown
Clinging to what never was
To keep from going down

Filled a house with kids and stuff
And somehow we got by
Concocting fibs and jolly bluffs
A fabricated lie

Clinging to a dream because
I’m scared I’m gonna drown
Clinging to what never was
To keep from going down

Reality is almost gone
Couldn’t get much insaner
The whole town knows what’s going on
With my wife and her trainer

Clinging to a dream because
I’m scared I’m gonna drown
Clinging to what never was
To keep from going down

by Richard W. Bray

Sorry Love Pain

March 6, 2014

lovepain

you deserve so much better
than me
i picked you up and then i
set you free

there ain’t a thing that i could
say or do
to make up for the hurt that
i gave you

i’d live my penance for ten
thousand years
but i could never pay for
all your tears

we’ll never resurrect what’s
dead and gone
i’ll try to be more careful
from now on

i hope you find a man who
helps you see
you deserve so much better
than me

by Richard W. Bray

Stoodup

December 22, 2013

toodup


so we had some plans to meet
it was gonna be my treat
just another broke appointment
i’ll have to live the disappointment
and you used to be so sweet

so you’re never gonna come
now my heart is going numb
i sat for about an hour
with a bunch of wilting flowers
how could I ever be so dumb?

so I guess this is the end
you only liked me for a friend
all your kisses and your laughter
didn’t mean a whole lot after
is it so easy to pretend?

does it give your heart a thrill
when you close in for the kill?
is it true that you believe
you only win when you deceive?
or is it just your only skill?

by Richard W. Bray

Nowhere to Go

May 6, 2013

driving nowhere

I had a happy home
And I thought I needed more
I had a happy home
I don’t have it any more

Driving, driving nowhere
Don’t wanna go home
Driving, driving nowhere
I can’t stand myself alone
Driving, driving nowhere
And my gas is running low
Driving, driving nowhere
Cuz I got nowhere to go

I had a girl who loved me
What more can I say?
I had a girl who loved me
And I sent my girl away

Driving, driving nowhere
Don’t wanna go home
Driving, driving nowhere
I can’t stand myself alone
Driving, driving nowhere
And my gas is running low
Driving, driving nowhere
Cuz I got nowhere to go

Ain’t nowhere to go
I ain’t never gonna find
The lovin that I lost
Now I’m gonna lose my mind

Driving, driving nowhere
Don’t wanna go home
Driving, driving nowhere
I can’t stand myself alone
Driving, driving nowhere
And my gas is running low
Driving, driving nowhere
Cuz I got nowhere to go

Richard W. Bray

I’d Rather Sleep in a Tent

January 29, 2013

tent


If you’re finished lovin me
Then that’s all you have to say
A loveless bed’s no place for me
So I’ll be on my way

I’d rather sleep in a tent
Among the hopeless and the damned
Than face another nitetime spent
With my heart in the sand

Some folks’ll straggle on for years
With a love that’s dead and dry
I ain’t drinkin my own tears
You’ll need to find another guy

I’d rather sleep in a tent
Among the hopeless and the damned
Than face another nitetime spent
With my heart in the sand

When good lovin turns to bad
Doctors cannot resuscitate
Stand and salute the love we had
When it was good, it was great

I’d rather sleep in a tent
Among the hopeless and the damned
Than face another nitetime spent
With my heart in the sand

Richard W. Bray

or so i’m told

December 2, 2012
rainclouds

the universe is big
and dark and cold
a kiss could break a heart
or so i’m told

her countenance was sweet
and warm and bright
a bed could burn for two
throughout the night

the atmosphere was fresh
and light and thin
unlike any place
i ever been

like Icarus i climbed
and fell and fell
a taste of heaven
on my way to hell

the universe is big
and dark and cold
a kiss could break a heart
or so i’m told

by Richard W. Bray