[Vintage54]

 
     Quiet on the lyric front today, so here's a new one. Just a three chord strummer from the broken side of love.

                        Flying solo once again.

                  I was happy flying solo
                  Till love blew me off course
                  A brown eyed beauty came my way
                  I saddled up that horse
                  I rode her cross the country
                  From marriage to divorce
                  And now i'm flying solo once again

                  She used to call me honey
                  I called her Endless Rose
                  The honey sure was flowing
                  Every time we lost our clothes
                  The way she took me by the hand
                  Curled up all my toes
                  But now i'm flying solo once again

                        Flying solo once again
                        Trying to rise above the rain
                        Leaving all the sad clouds down below
                        Flying solo once again
                        Taking whisky for the pain
                        And wondering where the sweeter roses grow

                 The days were like the summer
                 Till summer was adjourned
                 She was curling someone else's toes
                 While my back was turned
                 The heat became oppressive
                 I got my feelings burned
                 And now i'm flying solo once again

                 I should have listened to my head
                 Took my own advice
                 I should have seen it coming
                 But her lips were like a vice
                 She played the part of Judas
                 I felt like Jesus Christ
                 And now i'm flying solo once again

                        Flying solo one again
                        Trying to rise above the rain
                        Leaving all the sad clouds down below
                        Flying solo once again
                        Taking whisky for the pain
                        And wondering where the sweeter flowers grow.


                                     Vintage54
                 

[diademgrove]

Hi Vintage,

works for me up to verse 4 (?). In the first 3 verses and the chorus you show us nothing to suggest that love was wilting. So it comes as a shock that you had your doubts.

In my head I hear the 3rd verse as a middle 8, slowed down with hint of anger. The chorus is strong enough to be sang twice at the end if time is a problem.

Feel free to ignore me if you disagree.

Keith

[Skub]

I love it Vintage. 

[Jackdaw]

It kinda reminds me of a Tom Petty song?
And the Jesus / Judas Iscariot line made me cringe.

However, I loved its sadness and loss of hope re True Love... and its very own fickle/frail existence.

Jackdaw1888:-)

[Neil C]

Vintage
Always enjoy your writes and i felt the song structure - 2 verses and then a chorus, 2 verses then a chorus work well.
More quiet days please
 
Neil

 

[Paulski]

Hey Vintage

What is not to like here?
You get to the hook fast, it's well set up, and you stay faithful to it through-out.
My three hook rules have been honoured! 
Not sure about the Judas/Christ line - I mean I don't understand it as a non-Christian 
But I'm going to hell anyway so no bother there.

Love the structure and wordsmithing.

stellar!
Paul