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SOME DAYS YOU BURN
Words by Ervin R. Maynard, Catherine Maynard
Sam Castillo, Rebecca Castillo
Music by Ervin R. Maynard
Copyright, 2003
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Jimmy had a car a job a
girlfriend and a wife
Pretty much the order of
importance in his life
Jimmy loved to get up early and
drive that sports car into work
He'd be revvin' up the engine at
the stoplight like a jerk
Jimmy liked to think that he was
totally in touch
Nobody ever said to him, "Jim, I
think you think too much"

Mo had a double bed and she
could make that mattress sing
She loved her Sunday mornings when
Jimmy made her church bells ring
As far as she's concerned,
old Jim's a lucky man
You know he's got it all plus her
and she sees him when she can
She likes to think that she makes
Jimmy feel so good
A whole lot better than his wife
ever could

Sandy always wanted kids and
she had one in Jim
She had a basketful just keeping
up with him
She wears a martyr's smile when
her friends all shake their heads
Nobody ever knew that Jimmy
was visiting their beds
She calls her sister up to see how
she has been
And she watches the sunlight
dance in her orange juice and gin

One day Jimmy took a left right
into a train
It happened in a flash he didn't
feel any pain
Sandy cashed her check - you know
she's doing pretty well
And Mo reflects on car-train wrecks
and how that Porsche runs in hell
Life goes along and then
it takes a sudden turn
Some days you light the fire, and
Some days you burn