Story Behind The Song
Bpm 169.1
Song Description
Genre: Country - Alternative, Folk
Mood: Down/Dark/Melancholic, Laid Back/Groovy
Speed: Medium Fast (95-130)
Instruments: Acoustic Guitar (Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin)
Track type: Lyric - Full
Lyric themes: Happiness Joy, Courage, Other, Determination
Keywords: acoustic, simple
Ending type: End Sustain
| Song Length |
3:27 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Content |
Subject |
Determination, Prairie, Plains |
| Similar Artists |
John Cougar Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
GOOD TIMES IN THE BADLANDS
STEVE DAFOE 2004
(COPYRIGHTED)
CHORUS:
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IT'S GOOD TIMES IN THE BADLANDS
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AND IT'S GOOD TIMES IN THE BADLANDS
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IT'S GOOD TIMES IN THE BADLANDS
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WITH YOU OH, WITH YOU
VERSE 1
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FIELDS OF GREEN, AND AUTUMN'S COOL WIND
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LEAVES START TO FALL, WHERE SUMMER'S HAS BEEN
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THE TIMES ARE LEAN, THE KIDS GO WITHOUT
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SO LOW ON FEED, THE CATTLE ALL ABOUT
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BUT I LOOK AT YOU AND I HAVE LITTLE DOUBT THAT IT'S ...
VERSE 2
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THE BEAUTIFUL BADLANDS, COLORS OF PINK HUE
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ONLY SURPASSED , BY THE BEAUTY OF YOU
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RANCH LIFE IS HARD, IT'S TIME TO START ANEW
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MAYBE THE CITY WILL , BE A LITTLE MORE TRUE
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BUT I LOOK AT YOU, AND I'M NOT SO BLUE CAUSE IT'S ...
VERSE 3
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GREAT PLAINS ARE WHITE, COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE
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IT IS HARSH HERE , BUT STILL A PARADISE
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I LOOK AT THE BADLANDS, THEY STAND SO TALL
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THIS IS MY LAND , AND I WILL NOT FALL
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AND I LOOK AT YOU, AND YOU KNOW IT'S OUR CALL CAUSE IT'S ...