Goodbye Cruel World

Such is life that comedy and tragedy exist in equal measure - quite some time ago I heard a news report about a man who had fallen off a pier into the sea one winter's day, I didn't know the circumstances but made up this story....maybe for some the burden of loneliness is just too much to bear...Guitar - Punch newI'M LOOKING ROUND, I'M LOOKING DOWNIF I DROP INTO THE WATER, I'LL SURELY DROWNLIFE WAS GOOD WITH YOU AROUNDNOW YOU'RE A MEMORY, AND I'M SINKING DOWNCHORUS -OH, WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE, JUST TO SEE YOUR FACEBUT NOW I DON'T FEEL PART OF THE HUMAN RACEWE USED TO LAUGH, I WAS YOUR CLOWNYOU MADE ME UP, YOU BROUGHT ME DOWNWE HAD OUR DAYS BESIDE THE SEANOW IT'S SO LONELY HERE, NOW THERE'S JUST MECHORUS -OH, WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE, JUST TO SEE YOUR FACEBUT NOW I DON'T FEEL PART OF THE HUMAN RACEWE USED TO DANCE ALONG THE BEACHNOW I'M ALONE HERE, YOU'RE OUT OF REACHWE PASSED THE PIER AND CLIMBED THE TOWERWHEN WE CAME DOWN, WE WERE CAUGHT IN A SHOWERCHORUS -OH, WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE, JUST TO SEE YOUR FACEBUT NOW I DON'T FEEL PART OF THE HUMAN RACECHORUS -OH, WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE, JUST TO SEE YOUR FACEAT LEAST YOU'RE NOT AROUND TO SEE MY FALL FROM GRACETHE YEARS HAVE PASSED, I'M STILL ALONEI TURNED TO YOU, BUT YOU WERE GONEI'M IN THE WATER....I'M SINKING DOWNIT FEELS SO COLD, I'LL SURELY DROWNCHORUS -OH, WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE, JUST TO SEE YOUR FACEAT LEAST YOU'RE NOT AROUND TO SEE MY FALL FROM GRACEI'M SINKING DOWN...Words and music Copyright Steve Trowbridge November 2014.From forthcoming album "Don't Give Up the Day Job" due out in 2015.

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Slowpaw Steve T December 1, 2014 at 3:41am

thanks mr.Maddog - good pic :-)
Maddog November 29, 2014 at 10:48pm

Nice Steve! Great all around!
Slowpaw Steve T November 24, 2014 at 4:52pm

Miaaaoowww Nancy, love the pic! :-)
Nancy kat November 24, 2014 at 1:32pm

Very very good S~Paw~ST Lyrics are superb~~~Meeeeeowwww^^
Slowpaw Steve T November 24, 2014 at 10:43am

thanks UJ! ...I do like a few seagulls in a song......and Beatles ;-)
Uncle John November 24, 2014 at 9:40am

Great lyrics. Yep, it does have some Pink Floyd in it. And Beatles. And Seagulls.
Slowpaw Steve T November 24, 2014 at 3:19am

thanks guys! yes the Floyd influence seems to be all over this, kind of wish you were here, one of my all time faves! :-)
Ted Hartman November 24, 2014 at 2:38am

Steve, This came out Great man!
c# merle November 24, 2014 at 2:35am

excellent steve. you got your mojo working for sure - progrocktastic
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