Feb 2022 electric-one-take guy-with-guitar honky-tonk country tele
For a life-long tea-totaller, I sure write a lot of beer hall rhapsodies. I attributed it to an incurable condition brought on by early childhood exposure to Waylon and Willie.
I would love to work up a full band arrangement of this but my report cards won't write themselves.
Livin’ the Dream Feb 6, 2022 © Sean McGaughey FAWM2022 #8
v1
C F C
When one door closes, another one opens,
C G C
But otherwise it’s a decent van.
C F C
It’s taken us all over 5 or 6 counties
C F C
Wherever they’ll hire a country band
Chorus
F
100 miles in a thousand dollar car
C
We all know that we’ll never be stars
F
Load in 5 grand worth of gear
C G
For a hundred bucks each and a case of beer.
ii:fifty bucks,
Iii cash from a hat and a bottle of beer)
Last chorus
A thousand bucks each and endless beer.
There are nights it feels like it ain’t worth it,
Nobody is listening and the food is crappy.
But nights when all the band’s on fire
Is all a honky tonk picker desires.
Bridge
G F C
We live for those shows, we wish would never end
G F
When the dance floor is full and everybody there is your very best friend
It comes down to bein’ part of a team
How ya doin buddy? I’m living the dream.
Lifelong pals in a travelling band
Feels like we’re the kings of the land
@dudachris Apr 2022
This is the one you dedicated to me at FKNo! SO glad I found it; what a gem!
@debrandio Feb 2022
Cool song. I always tell folk, careful what you dream about. Living the dream can be hard work.
@sunnysays Feb 2022
Not my taste of music usually but I really love the story and love when you keep coming back to BEER! CHEERS
@headfirstonly Feb 2022
I have a soft spot for songs that get me nodding and saying "Me too!" and this is a prime example. Such good writing; I genuinely laughed out loud at that second line. And I'm nodding in agreement at the chorus; the struggle is real.
@leslie Feb 2022
There's much truth in here, sir. Well done. You've got the $ about right. ;)
@jacobeverettwallace Feb 2022
Man, I've lived this life. This is taking me back to the old touring days. Great lyric and nice delivery!
@mandolinda Feb 2022
Love your live performance.
@jtsteam Feb 2022
"Load in 5 grand worth of gear for a hundred bucks each and a case of beer" - wonderful! Lots of other great lines too. Enjoyable all around.
@chrishinch86 Feb 2022
Love the lyrics on this, funny and clever! Enjoyed this!
@jessicamoon Feb 2022
I really enjoyed listening to this! “When the dance floor is full and everybody there is your very best friend” - great line!
@musicbymichelle Feb 2022
Great lyrics, so true!
@emory Feb 2022
Super fun! I love how the chorus changes a little every time.
@mhorning Feb 2022
"Otherwise it's a decent van" - Great hook line Sean.
5 grand of gear in a thousand buck van is every no-name rock band in every podunk town ever known. So much truth.
@johnstaples Feb 2022
Damn Sean, this is a fun song just chock full of TRUTH! When I heard this,
When one door closes, another one opens,
But otherwise it’s a decent van.
I instantly knew we had a winner here! I was smiling all the way through. Well, grinning actually! Love the music and your vocals are spot on for delivering this message! I thoroughly enjoyed this one! Thanks!!
@frey Feb 2022
Those first two lines are the coolest! I was not expecting that second line, that's GENIUS
@cloudhopper Feb 2022
I lived that dream for a bit
good song
@dragondreams Feb 2022
Another teetotaller here, so I love the irony of your liner notes. ;-)
And I love the meta content of the starving artist's lament. :-D
Wonderfully witty and a joyful song!