Song Description
A reflection on change, marital instability, life not living up to expectations.
| Song Length |
4:13 |
Genre |
Country - Rockabilly, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Anxious, Cheerless |
Subject |
Change, Frustration |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Petty, Hank Williams |
| |
Lyrics
One House Down (N. Ball/T. Saputo)
Realtor said the block was in transition.
Scored a couple doctors, lost a musician.
Nothing ever happened though it tried real hard.
God kept pitching pennies in the lawyer's yard.
Good square deals got dealt a lousy hand.
Luck got wasted and started a band.
Chorus:
A reach can take a fall when you reach too long.
A search can take a lifetime when a life goes wrong.
Fortune always waves from one door down.
May as well be waving from another town.
Neighbor dropped by just the other day.
Just a bald guy seeking justice, someone to pay.
Seems his wife split with another guy.
said her mid-life called, couldn't say why.
Wants the house in Reno, and his new KingAir.
Her boyfriend's a pilot, still has his hair.
Chorus:
A reach can take a fall when you reach too long.
A search can take a lifetime when a life goes wrong.
Fortune always waves from one door down.
May as well be waving from another town.
You'd think something somewhere would fall in place.
But something blew this town without a trace.
c Norman Ball, 2003