Story Behind The Song
The road is a long one...
Song Description
Life of an Entertainer
| Song Length |
5:25 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Mood |
Cheerless |
| Subject |
Show Biz, History, Past |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Broken bottles, empty cans, an aching in my head, it's the litter of a lifestyle of a man who's not yet dead.
Carpet stains, cigarette burns, ash trays over flowing, it's the litter of a lifestyle that ever keeps me going.
I've always been a wild one, 'least that's what I'm told
Never looking forward far, not looking back at all.
Never caring where I'm going, never caring where I've been,
Constant motion keeps me going, not the where or when.
(chorus)
Light a smoke when I get up, just so I can breathe.
Down a shot to brace me up and so my heart will beat.
Walking down this dirty street, I see a different place,
I would've, should've, might've been, except for my disgrace.
(chorus, repeat 1st verse, except last line: "this litter of a lifestyle is sure to do me in")
(chorus, out)