Story Behind The Song
Written in 1985 when another musician dared me to write a good rock/blues song in under 15 minutes.
Song Description
Singer reflecting on lost lover.
| Song Length |
3:21 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Regret |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
Woke up in the morning and the sun was shining hot.
Tried not to think about the dreams that I got.
Dreamed that you still loved me, dreamed that you still cared
Dreamed that my love for you wasn?t going nowhere
I dreamed that we had tried so hard and had not failed
Looking up at the place where my heart has been nailed.
Staring at the ceiling in my room all alone.
Waiting for your voice on my mobile telephone.
Knowing that you loved me, knowing that you don?t care,
Knowing that my love for you was going nowhere.
Knowing that we tried so hard and that we failed,
Looking up at the place where my heart had been nailed.
And all of those private school children,
And all those suburban cowgirl queens,
Have just memorized the first catechism,
That the end justifies the means.
Over in the corner curiosity kills the cat
Little Jack Horner knows exactly where it?s at
Hey! Diddle diddle, Little Mama and the fiddle
Old Mother Goose got loose up in the middle
Knowing that we tried so hard and that we failed
Looking up at the place where my heart has just been nailed
And all of those private school children,
And all those suburban cowgirl queens,
Have just memorized the first catechism,
That the end justifies the means.
© 2002 Eric J. Hill/Morning Squire Music/ASCAP