TribuTerry Sam: Music

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1ST VERSE
I’M ON A LONELY HIGHWAY
THE DESTINATION DEPENDS, WHAT STATE O’ MIND THAT I’M IN WHEN I’M TRAVELIN’
AND THE DIRECTION OF THE LONELY WIND
LIVE FROM FRIDAY TO FRIDAY
I SIGN MY NAME WITH A PEN AND THERE’S MONEY TO SPEND ON MY DEBT AGAIN
IT’S JUST AS BIG AS IT’S EVER BEEN
AND WHEN THE GOIN' GET'S LONELY, IT’S NATURAL TO LOOK FOR A HELPING HAND
BUT I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO FIND ONE, BABY, ‘CAUSE LIFE IS A LONELY THANG, IT’S A LONELY THANG

2ND VERSE
CRAWLIN’ FROM THE CELLAR
UP FROM THE SEAT O’ MY PANTS, AFTER MY LATEST ROMANCE DID A VANISHING ACT
NOW I’M A LONER ON A LONELY PATH
I ASKED THE FORTUNE TELLER
IF SHE COULD SEE IN MY HANDS, ANY CHANCE OF COMPANIONSHIP THAT COULD LAST
I’LL BRING THE FIRE IF YOU GOT A MATCH
SHE SHOOK HER HEAD AND SHE TOLD ME, YOU KNOW THERE'S SOMETHIN’ YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND
SHE SAID “YOU'RE BORN ALONE AND YOU DIE ALONE, HONEY ‘CAUSE LIFE IS A LONELY THANG
IT’S A LONELY THANG”

3RD VERSE
IT’S THE SAME OLD STORY
YOU ALWAYS LOSE WHEN YOU WIN, SO LIFE CAN KICK YOU AGAIN INTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS
AND RIP THE HEART RIGHT OUT OF YOUR CHEST
COMES WITH THE TERRITORY
WHERE YOU GO, WHERE YOU BEEN, ARE LIKE IDENTICAL TWINS IN THE BITTER END
LONELY HIGHWAY WITHOUT A FRIEND
BUT I CAN’T BE AFRAID TO BE DIFFERENT, CAN’T BE AFRAID TO GO AGAINST THE GRAIN
CAN’T BE AFRAID ABOUT NOBODY TALKIN’ 'BOUT LIFE IS A LONELY THANG
‘CAUSE IT’S THE ONLY THANG

BRIDGE
IT’S KINDA HARD TO EXPLAIN, THAT I’D LOVE TO HANG, BUT I CAN’T REMAIN
NO, ‘CAUSE LIFE’S A LONELY THANG

4TH VERSE
SAID THE FORTUNE TELLER
“THERE’S ONLY ONE THING I KNOW, YOU BETTER LEARN TO GET OVER WHAT YOU CAN’T CONTROL”
I SAID, “THAT’S ALSO WHAT I BEEN TOLD”
I HOPE MY NEXT LIFE IS BETTER
AND WHEN MY LIFE AIN’T NO MORE, I HOPE THERE’S SOMETHING IN STORE, AND I GOT UP TO GO
AND THEN SHE SAID AT THE DOOR

OUTRO
WHEN SOMEONE SAYS THEY LOVE YOU, THEY'LL DO ALL THAT THEY CAN
BUT THAT DON'T MEAN THAT THEY'LL ALWAYS COME THROUGH, ‘CAUSE LIFE IS A LONELY THANG
NO ONE CAN STROKE YOU FOREVER, NO ONE CAN FEEL ALL YOUR PAIN
NO ONE CAN DO YOU RIGHTEOUS ALL THE TIME, ‘CAUSE LIFE IS A LONELY THANG

CAN YOU RELATE TO WHAT I’M SAYIN’?

SOME PEOPLE SMOTHER YOUR HEARTBEAT, AND BOY, THEY DON'T BE PLAYIN'
DON'T LET NOBODY GET THAT CLOSE TO YOU, ‘CAUSE LIFE IS A LONELY THANG
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT IT'S OVER SO YOU BEST GO OUT WITH A BANG
BUT DON'T FORGET WHAT I TOLD YOU, LIFE IS A LONELY THANG

© Terry Swarn 2006