Skirmish prompt: band (word) cats playing instruments (photo)
Awesome demo by Roddy
https://fawm.org/songs/138402/
V1
walking along Beale street
in Memphis Tennessee
feeling sad and lonely
with tired aching feet
been up three nights
since you left home
walking out on me
leaving me
with nothing
not a dime
or food to eat
V2
standing outside the Juke Joint
on the verge of total collapse
I sat down on the sidewalk
as people hurried past
I closed my eyes
cried and prayed
Lord take me fast
then an angel
took my hand
led me to the
promised land
C
she said
this is where the
cool cats play
blues all night
and jazz all day
oh yeah
this is where the
cool cats play
rye all night
and gin all day
V3
listening to the music
it reached deep in my soul
I realized you were gone
but that I didn’t need to go
I switched to rye had
another smoke
finding comfort
in blues rhythms
swinging soft and low
and I didn’t feel
so alone..
C
she said
this is where the
cool cats play
blues all night
and jazz all day
oh yeah
this is where the
cool cats play
rye all night
and gin all day
this is where the
cool cats play…
this is where the
cool cats play…
@tunecat Mar 2022
This is so literary somehow it has presence. It tells a story. There’s a kind in screenplay that goes with it
@jwhanberry Feb 2022
"blues all night
and jazz all day " sounds like a good prescription for much needed comfort.
@roddy Feb 2022
Nice lyrics - they almost write their own music . I've done a jazzy blues piano version. Will post it later today before Fawm ends
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
I can practically hear music to this. Very sultry.
@vegansongs Feb 2022
Music saves our souls. This is great, Liz.
@berni1954 Feb 2022
Yes, melancholy until the music hits its stride and then absolved of all guilt and shame and away with the fairies.
@wylddandelyon Feb 2022
Very nice. I really like the story, especially the resolution,
listening to the music
it reached deep in my soul
I realized you were gone
but that I didn’t need to go
I switched to rye had
another smoke
finding comfort
in blues rhythms
swinging soft and low
and I didn’t feel
so alone..
And the chorus is pretty much perfect.
Will you be making a demo?
@cindyrella Feb 2022
Did you save the best for last? No, I could never pick a favorite of yours, but dang this is good
@andygriff Feb 2022
This is a terrific lyric. Love it :D