Story Behind The Song
Dad and Parkinson's
Song Description
Old man dying from disease while his wife tries to care for him. old man has had enough and leaves...like a dog in the woods....
| Song Length |
4:16 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Folk - Rural |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male |
| Mood |
Disconcerted, Miserable |
Subject |
Life, Frustration |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
RAY AND JOAN ?53 ? ?04
MONDAY
Words and music by Alan Garrard
Copyright. 2004. Leastways
All rights reserved. Leastways
HE GETS UP AND CRAWLS BACK INTO BED
SOMETHING?S MESSIN UP INSIDE HIS HEAD
SHE DOES EVERYTHING SHE CAN TO SAVE
THE MEMORIES, THE MAGIC LOVE THEY?D MADE.
BUT HE DON?T WANNA WAIT AROUND NO MORE
AND HE DON?T KNOW WHAT ALL THIS HURT IS FOR.
SOMETHING UP INSIDE IS RUSTED OUT
TRIES WITH EVERYTHING TO FIGURE OUT
FIND OUT WHAT THIS SICKNESS IS ABOUT
PRAYS WITH EVERY DAY, ?LORD GET IT OUT!?.
AND HE DON?T WANNA WAIT AROUND NO MORE
SHE KNOWS HE BE KNOCKING ON DEATH?S DOOR
Solo
SHE DOES ALL SHE CAN TO KEEP HIM SANE
PULLS HIM BACK INSIDE OUT OF THE RAIN
HE WAS SITTIN NAKED IN THE YARD
SINGIN, ?STRIKE ME DOWN OH JESUS TAKE ME LORD!?
AND HE AIN?T GONNA WAIT AROUND NO MORE
HE DON?T KNOW WHAT ALL THIS HURT IS FOR
HE AIN?T GONNA FAKE AND WAIT AROUND
RAY GETS DRESSED AND DRIVES OUT OF THIS TOWN
SHE LAYS OUT A BLACK DRESS ON HER BED
NEVER WORN AND WONDERIN WHEN SHE WILL
SHE REMEMBERS SOMETHING HE ONCE WROTE
?I WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU JOAN
I WILL NEVER LET YOU BE ALONE
I WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU JOAN
ANGEL KNOW YOU?LL ALWAYS FEEL LIKE HOME.?