Story Behind The Song
I was listening to Sinatra, and more specifically to Nelson Riddles incredible arranging to get ideas for a different song altogether. Sinatra introduces this version of 'One for my baby' as 'now we are going to do a drunk song'. Whilst I wouldn't put th
Song Description
Lyrically the story scans the music
| Song Length |
3:00 |
Genre |
R & B - General, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Well my mama had her kids in a trailer by a track,
My Daddy went for cigarettes, he never came back,
My sister lives life through the bottom of a bottle,
So put that devil where I can get it,
'Cause I need two fingers of Anaesthetic,
And please, release, my troubles away.
Well we all quit school with a lack of education,
Folks said can you contribute to the nation?
I've got a shit job, I'm digging up the pavement,
Twenty years living with a liquor store saviour,
'Cause I need JB's mental eraser,
Don't take my friend away.