Story Behind The Song
From my CD No Formal Training
Song Description
The sign of our times, a desperate man in a desperate situation, who contemplates suicide. Is he a coward or is it time to give up? Very edgy and cool "opinion" song.
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Irritated, Depressing |
Subject |
Failure, Suicide |
| Similar Artists |
Warren Zevon, The Band |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
You're Not Alone
C)2011, 2012 Words and Music by Warren Hein
You lost your job nothin' new
Came home and shoved your wife
You told her call a hearse for you
But she runs she chooses life
If you're ashamed get off your ass
No bud this aint peachy
A know it all who don't know crap
Your coward's way is easy
Just because you fear the ticking of the clock
Doesn't mean you need to stop it
You're not alone with your lousy luck
There are millions more who've lost it
You're not alone
These times bare down on you
Like a semi with no brakes
But you're a wounded dog
Licking your mistakes
You contemplate with alcohol
As if to make it easy
You think there's nothing left to lose
As you load that magazine
Across town late tonight there's someone who still loves you
But she's no fool she's a wife with nothin' to hold on to
Hear that ring? Pick up the phone
You're still loved you're not alone
It still rings pick up the phone
You're still loved you're not alone
But for you it's hard to choose
Which hand to use
The shaky one with the gun
Or the steady one with the booze