Story Behind The Song

Characters based on real life experiences. Joey Semz was one of the leading street graffiti artists in the lower Manhattan scene. He was a sensitive and troubled artist and poet. He was loved by many and battled bi-polar disorder along with drugs and alco

Song Description

Acoustic Guitar. Dynamic tempo. Storytelling. Insightful lyrics. Man trying to stay on the right side of the law. It's the simple things that matter..

Lyrics

Had an old friend who didn?t know any better
Couldn?t see between right and wrong

So this old friend kept rolling along
Without knowing between infamy and fame

He once had a girl that he swore he loved, she was also his obsession
He said he cared, he said he?d be there
And she just became his possession

He had a best friend, swore this brotherhood bond
And he just needed someone to unload on
His friend was always there when he needed a hand
?the tables turned, he ran

There?s a time for calm and there?s a time for chaos
There?s time to damn and there?s a time to pray
There?s a time to lie and there?s a time to stand
There?s a time to be a kid boy, and there?s a time to be a man
There?s a time to be reckless, there?s a time to be brave
There?s a time to celebrate, but there?s a time to behave
There?s a time to be stubborn, there?s a time to learn
There?s a time steal man, but there?s a time to earn

He wanted money and he wanted fame
So he stole a ticket for a celebrity train
It was just the other day that he made the news
He made the papers and the radio too

The first thing I asked is what?d he do?
He crossed the border with a kilo or two

He did a few years, and when he got out he was running guns for some gangsters down south

He wanted respect and he wanted a name and now he?s laying cold dead in the grave
Dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave
Dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave
Dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave

There?s a time for war and there?s a time to walk away
There?s a time to build and there?s a time for decay
There?s a time to love and there?s a time to let go
There?s a time to think man, but there?s a time to know
There?s a time to be humble, there?s a time to be proud
There?s a time to have wisdom, there?s a time to be allowed
And it?s true, if you knew, it?s the simple things in life that matter
Yeah, it?s true, if you knew, it?s the simple things in life that matter
Yeah, it?s true, if you knew, it?s the simple things in life that matter

Dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave
Dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave
Dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave, dead in the grave