Story Behind The Song
true reflection of the writer's life
Song Description
a 17 year old wants desparately to be accepted by the "cool" kids. A 21 year old is accepted by the "cool" kids. A 35 year old realizes nothing is "cool".
| Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cool, Annoyed |
Subject |
Conformity, Age, Aging |
| Similar Artists |
John Cougar Mellencamp, Bodeans |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
TRICKLE DOWN DISEASE
by Michael B. Crittenden
Copyright 2002 Mackinaw Harvest Music (BMI)
Come on
We'll show you where to go
Here's directions....come on to the show
Well, go on......go on
Get away from us now
When I was seventeen
I wanted so bad to part of a scene
Straight from a film or a bad magazine
The kids in the club, well, they had me down on my knees
I got that trickle down disease
Come on
There's room for more
We'd love to have you if you'd just knock upon the door
When we were twenty-one
We didn't do it unless it was fun
Smokin' and drinkin' out in the sun
And the Dad is not happy cuz you're going to do as you please
You got that trickle down disease
Come on
There's still a way
I can show you how to get drunk and how to
Waste your entire day....it's easy
When I was thirty-five
I started to wonder if I was still alive
Cuz the people around me were so full of jive
Time to escape from this social disease and
stop worrying 'bout people that we don't need to please
We don't need that trickle down disease