Story Behind The Song
Inspired by a deal to open a recording studio with a person who turned out to be a fake financier, a lyer and a thief.
Song Description
Fun in the sun turns to bad times caused by a business deal gone bad.
| Song Length |
5:29 |
Genre |
Pop - Classic, Rock - Classic |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Subject |
Poverty, Frustration |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
Payin' Your Dues
Copyright ©1978 JJ Williams
Just when you think, things are going right,
I turn my head, looking into the light
That light that flickers, day and night
Warning me, not to get up tight
{Bridge}
Then I think of what I might have lost
Just to think of what it might have cost
Kinda' makes me crazy....
Kinda' makes me feel like layin' down
I was sittin' in the sun, getting' straight
I was having so much fun, but it was getting late
The sun went down, behind my head,
And when the lights went out, I thought I was dead
{Bridge}
That light that flickers, night and day
Warnin' you me, not to get in its way.
Kinda' makes me crazy....
Kinda' makes me feel like layin' down
{Break}
Knowin' all about, what we've been through
I've been down before, what can you do
Had money in the bank, but now it's gone,
I made a business deal, it was a bad one.
Now all that I can do,
Is go to bed at night and make love to you
Kinda' makes me crazy....
Kinda' makes me feel like layin' down
To the ground with a frown