Sample of Week 2 - Blues Lyrics Submissions

Legally bald
with a welfare limp
my moods run sweet and sour
like boardwalk shrimp

Shady Smitty
comes calling on me
to pop an airport locker
without a key

I've got a bad back
and a bum knee
if you need muscle for hire
Mister, don't call me

sometimes I miss
my Saturday bath
every morning I dread
the prunes of wrath

Spinster Sally's
mama's in town
Sally asked me to supper
to calm her down

with infected tatts
and one wild eye
if you need a man to show mama
honey, I'm not the guy

don't take my stagger for swagger
'cause I've got a bad back
and a bum knee
if you need a man to show mama
honey, he ain't me 
 

1st verse 
You look into the sky 
You really open you eyes 
And you start to realize 
The reason you try 
It's takes a long time 
To heal my heart and mind 
But I know that in time 
Everything will be just fine 

Chorus
We all need inspiration 
We all need to believe 
That we'll have fulfillment 
Before we have to leave 
Some days I'm down and out 
Some days I feel so good 
We all wish we had more 
I believe that we could 

2nd verse 
For so long deep inside 
I've had this negative vibe 
I think that I know why 
And I can't deny 
Everything I've done 
Every time I would run 
Run away from the sun 
It makes me the foolish one 

Bridge 
When I look for an answer 
It's right in front of me   
I may close my eyes 
But I still know what I see 
We can't go on forever 
Thinking of yesterday 
Even though there are so many things
We'd like to wish away  
 

Aint no city, Aint no town    
Aint no city, Aint no town    
Aint no place, I won't be around 

Aint no season, Aint no time
Aint no season, Aint no time
Aint no way, You won't be mine

Aint no morning, Aint no night
Aint no morning, Aint no night
Aint no evening, Won't hold you tight

Aint no tavern, Aint no bar
Aint no tavern, Aint no bar
Aint no gin joint, I won't be far
Aint no where, Aint no way
 

Yesterday morning I spent some money at the store,
When I counted my change, it was more than I had before.
So I went back inside and said "I think you counted wrong."
They said, "Well thank you son, and here's a coupon."
Now I got a pocket full of Karma,
and I don't know what to do.

so I was drivin' home and tryin' to pick a lane,
when some jerk he cut me off,
and I almost went insane.
I started makin finger gestures,
and tellin him what to do, uh huh
I got a pocket full of Karma, mister
Don't make me use it on you.

Well hey there mister salesman, say your gonna cut me a great deal,
Say I wil find none better,on a brand new set of wheels.
Well I got news for you buddy, I know just what its worth.
And this stuff here in my pocket will make your life Hell on Earth.
I got a pocket full of Karma, mister,
Don't make me use it on you.

Some guy told my girlfriend, that I had been untrue,
She didn't believe him, but it left me feelin' blue,
So I threatened to kick his ass, said "Whatcha gonna do?"
He said," If you mess with me man, I'm prepared to sue."
Well I got a pocket full of Karma mister,
Don't make me use it on you

I might use it on my girlfriend,
I might use it on myself,
Well I've been tryin' to quit smokin,
so I might use it for my health.
I've got a pocket full of Karma, and i don't know what to do.
I've got a pocket full of Karma mister, don't make me use it on you.
 

Living in a world gone crazy
trying to make everything right
it's a never ending strugle through life
but I think it'll be alright

(chorus)
I'm just going to rock on to the top
Oh lord I just cant stop
I'm just going to rock on to the top
Oh lord I just cant stop

well it's nothing more than a roller coaster ride
so open your eyes it aint no use to hide
have a little faith joy and pride
and put your worries a side

(repeat chorus)

now hard times will come and go
you,ve got to hang on dont you know
dont let those worries bother you 
cause if you do you might just get the blues

Im just going to rock on
Im just going to rock on
Im just going to rock onto the top
Oh lord I just cant stop
 

I was-a seventeen, she was-a thirty-one
And we were flying high, a-havin' so much fun
Well I was pretty green, she taught me all I know
She was a New York City woman, trained in love, I'm sure

Well she was twiddle-dee, and I was twiddle-dum
She had me willingly under her thumb
She wasn't make believe, no, no, the real deal for sure
Got me a New York City woman, trained in love
That's all I cared to know

(Bridge)
Sure went to town on that babe of mine
I'm in love, ooh, I know that I'm blinded
She came to me and said-a: "You're the one
I'm thinkin' of, ooh ooh"

When I was seventeen, she was-a thirty-one
And we were drivin' miles cause we was on the run
Well I got pretty keen to follow where she go
She was a New York City woman, trained in love
That's all I cared to know

New York City woman, trained in love
I'm, oh, so sure
She was a New York City woman
 

I`m sitting on this train in the middle of the night
and I don`t know where to go
I had it all worked out, was gonna buy this cafe
Now I really don`t know
I had the money, but I drank too much to wine
I was rich and stupid, and I went blind
So now I guess I`m headin`back
to the woman I left behind

Well, it all started on a monday afternoon
I won in the lottery
I thought to myself it was a miracle
and a life-time opportunity
So I went downtown, to see what I could find
this guy had a cafe, and he was so kind
But I forgot about the woman I left behind

ref:
So won`t you take me back
I`ll show you I`m a real man
Won`t you take me back
I`ll do anything I can
I`ll pull myself together, use any kind of tool
you know after all, baby, love ain`t got no rules
so won`t you take me back
`cause you`re the one that I love

This guy with the cafe, he changed his plans
said: "I`m sorry, but you`re a little too late"
He`d sold his cafe to this rich old broker
I guess because he looked so straight
So I ran to the station, hopped on a train
I didn`t realy care, I acted in vain
I thought I was headin` back
to the woman I left behind

But as I came to Chicago, I met this dude
he had a lot of cash too
He said: "If you want some fun, slow down for a while"
I guess what he said was so true
We drank all over, rambled the bars in town
I never thought I someday had to go down
But I`m finally on my way
to the woman I left behind

ref:
So won`t you take me back
I`ll show you I`m a real man
Won`t you take me back
I`ll do anything I can
I`ll pull myself together, use any kind of tool
you know after all, baby, love ain`t got no rules
so won`t you take me back
`cause you`re the one that I love
 

1st Verse
If anyone knew 
I was talking to you 
They'd flip on me 
They won't want to see
How you live your life
I'm not saying it's right 
But I'm stuck on what we have 
And I don't care if it's bad 

Chorus
Ghetto love
Sounds so good to me
Ghetto love
I know we shouldn't be
But life is too short
To deny what you feel
Ghetto baby
Your love is so real 

2nd Verse
I work all day long
You get your hustle on
But it's alright 
I'll have you tonight
You've been there for me 
When my friends would just leave
That's something I can't forget
So this love I won't regret 

Bridge
I love the clothes you wear 
I love your ghetto hair 
I love your smile so sweet 
Even with your gold teeth
I love the way you move 
I love your ghetto house shoes
I'll do whatever you say 
Just don't ever go away 
 

I'VE GOT A FEW PROBLEMS
MAKE ME FEEL KINDA LAME
BUT MY PSYCHOTHERAPIST
SAYS MY FOLKS ARE TO BLAME 

BUT NO ONE ELSE CAN WEAR MY SHOES
I'VE GOT THE UNMET CHILDHOOD NEED BLUES 

SOMETIMES MY PROBLEMS
SEEM INSURMOUNTABLE
KINDA LIKE THE IDEA
THAT MY FOLKS ARE ACCOUNTABLE 

BUT NO ONE ELSE CAN WEAR MY SHOES
I'VE GOT THE UNMET CHILDHOOD NEED BLUES 

MY PAP WAS A GOOD MAN
AND MY MA WAS A MA
SO HOW DID I GET 
SO DYSFUNCTIONAL 

NO ONE ELSE CAN WEAR MY SHOES
I'VE GOT THE UNMET CHILDHOOD NEED BLUES 

NOW I GOT THIS BOY
LETS ME TIE HIS SHOES
WHEN HE GETS OLDER
I'M THE ONE HE'LL ACCUSE 

BUT NO ONE ELSE CAN WEAR HIS SHOES
HE'LL GET THE UNMET CHILDHOOD NEED BLUES
 

The moon was an old tin cup
with a silver dollar inside
he caught a cab to Harlem
talking horses the whole ride
I'd seen his kind before
when they bum a few dimes
they wander off and waste  'em on
on gambling and wine 

Vagabond moon, there's one just hitting town
stinking up the bathroom, of a poor Greyhound 

he's a Yankee fan's smile
mustard in the corners of his mouth
when the series was won in five
he shoulda tried his luck down south
maybe done a little drilling
on a rig in the Texas gulf
or headed north to light the pines
and poach the limberwolf 

Vagabond moon, there's one in every town
call the blaze suspicious, if you've seen him around 

He's not welcome in Yonkers
Or on the upper west side
But he does well on the ferry
Where marks have nowhere to hide
And he's pest in an alley
He's a fright in the dark
He peeks in every baby carriage
In Battery park 

Vagabond moon, there's one in every town
Any color but white, like a tramp's wedding gown 

They'll stowaway on freighters
Hide out down by the docks
Like rats, you never see one
Till they've taken the block
The mayor called in a favor
And got a couple of goons
To rough him up and ride him out
That vagabond moon 

Vagabond moon, there's one in every town
Put out an APB,  before he goes underground 

On the Long Island Line
The wind was a fireman's ax
The train was full throttle and
The moon was stalled on the tracks
Moe hit the whistle and brakes
Hoping he had room
He'd seen that happen with drunks
But never with a moon 

Vagabond moon, there's one in every town
They'll miss him at Bellevue, for the midnight rounds