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Offline Sikboy

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It might not be rock bottom...
« on: May 24, 2008, 12:29:29 AM »
but I can see it from here.

Not to belabor the point, but things are pretty bleak these days. Yet no matter how bad things get, and no matter what crops up in life, I always smile when I hear Robert Earl Keen sing "Feelin' Good Again"

Standin' down on Main Street
Across from Mr, Blues
In my faded leather jacket
And my weathered Brogan shoes
A chill north wind was blowin'
But the spring was comin' on
As I wondered to myself
Just how long I had been gone

So I strolled across old Main Street
Walked down a flight of stairs
Stepped into the hall
And saw all my friends were there
A neon sign was flashin' "Welcome come on in"
It feels so good feelin' good again

My favorite band was playin'
An Otis Redding song
When they sang the chorus
Everybody sang along
Dan and Margarita
were swayin' side by side
I heard they were divorcin'
But I guess they let it slide
And I wished I had some money with
which to buy a round

I wished I'd cashed my paycheck
Before I came to town
But I reached into my pocket
Found three twenties and a ten
It feels so good feelin' good again

There was old man Perkins
Sittin' on his stool
Watchin' Butch and Jimmy John
Talkin' loud and playin' pool
The boys from Silver City
Were standin' by the fire
Singin' like they thought
they were the Tabernacle choir
And I wanted you to see them all
I wished that you were there
I looked across the room
and saw you standin' on the stair
And when I caught your eye
I saw you break into a grin
It feels so good feelin' good again

It's funny how music can effect you. I hope everyone has a song like this. A Song that will make them smile whenever they hear it, regardless of whatever else is going on.

So, I guess that's the question: What's your song?

-Sik
You: Blah Blah Blah
Me: Meh, whatever.

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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2008, 12:53:53 AM »
wet dreams by kip adonna :D
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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2008, 12:57:27 AM »
wet dreams by kip adonna :D

that's a very good point lol. The best line in that song:

Quote
She drank like a.... she drank a lot

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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2008, 02:00:55 AM »
Hurt by Nine Inch Nails or Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Who are you to wave your finger?

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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2008, 02:39:26 AM »
I'm sittin alone, Saturday night, watching the Late Late Show.
A bottle of wine, some cigarettes, I got no place to go.
Well, I saw your other man today; he was wearing my brand new shoes,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.

Well, I met my old friend Bob today from up in Bowling Green;
He had the prettiest little gal that I'd ever seen.
But I couldn't hide my tears at all, cause she looked just like you,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.

Now everybody tells me there's other ways to get high.
They don't seem to understand I'm too far gone to try.
Now these lonely memories, they're all I can't lose,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.

Well my dog died just yesterday and left me all alone.
The finance company dropped by today and repossessed my home.
That's just a drop in the bucket compared to losing you,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.

Got the Down to Seeds an Stems again Blues.

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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2008, 02:42:37 AM »
 :cry

Man you guys are really bumming me out.
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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2008, 02:52:02 AM »
:cry

Man you guys are really bumming me out.

No diggity. The idea was to find optimistic songs, not shotgun-to-the-head songs.

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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2008, 02:55:52 AM »
Strangely enough, Hurt makes me feel better about life.
Who are you to wave your finger?

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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2008, 02:59:06 AM »
I keep hearin' you're concerned about my happiness
But all that thought you've given me is conscience I guess
If I were walkin' in your shoes, I wouldn't worry none
While you and your friends are worryin' 'bout me, I'm havin' lots of fun

Countin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn, with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' "Captain Kangaroo"
Now don't tell me
I've nothin' to do

Last night I dressed in tails, pretended I was on the town
As long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down
So please don't give a thought to me, I'm really doin' fine
You can always find me here and havin' quite a time

Countin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn, with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' "Captain Kangaroo"
Now don't tell me
I've nothin' to do

It's good to see you, I must go, I know I look a fright
Anyway, my eyes are not accustomed to this light
And my shoes are not accustomed to this hard concrete
So I must go back to my room and make my day complete

Countin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn, with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' "Captain Kangaroo"
Now don't tell me
I've nothin' to do

Don't tell me
I've nothin' to do
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
Stay thirsty my friends.

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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2008, 03:04:25 AM »
flowers on the wall

Now that's what I'm talkin' about.

-Sik
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Me: Meh, whatever.

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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2008, 10:49:30 AM »
What???????
Nobody gets all uplifted when they hear the theme song for Free Credit Report Dot Com?
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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2008, 11:15:25 AM »
This one keeps things in perspective for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYP--c2LTfg
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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2008, 11:20:42 AM »
    :salute    Gimme Back My Bullets >live<  <Lynyrd Skynyrd>   :rock 
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Re: It might not be rock bottom...
« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2008, 12:24:35 PM »
Here ya go, Sikboy...

Just what makes that little old ant

Think he can move a rubber tree plant?

Everyone knows an ant can't-

Move a rubber tree plant.

But he's got...Hiiiiiiigh Hopes

He's got...Hiiiiiiiigh Hopes

He's got..High apple pie in the- Skyyyyyy hopes.

When you're gettin' low, 'stead of lettin' go, just remember that ant...

Oops there goes another rubber tree

Oops there goes another rubber tree

Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.



There ya go, Sikboy- now get back in the game, Tiger.