Come on Out: An Anthem

Meloprosody. A Novelty Song with a hint of Blues. Lyrics written and performed by Dan Speers

I've Got Pain

[verse 1 - stable -rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b c/d/c/d --8 lines, lengths, all 6 syllables]
When I was just a lad,
I’d fall, sometimes get cut.
Pa didn’t see the bad,
He’d say, Don’t cry, get up.
It’s what real men will do
What makes a man belong;
Son, what doesn’t kill you,
Is sure to make you strong.

[verse 2- stable -rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b c/d/c/d --8 lines,]
Well, turns out that living
Is full of toil and pain,
Scars and scrapes are givens,
And blisters are insane.
Hammers and tongs abound
Smashing thumbs, and breaking bones.
Growing old, I have found
Just breaks up aches with groans.

[chorus - unstable -rhyme a/a/a/b/b/c/c/b/c/x -- 10 lines, various lengths]
I got pain, from dusk to dawn
I got pain all day long,
I can't be dead and I sure ain't strong,
Cause this pain what doesn't kill me
Drives me crazy
It's insane
All this pain
Fetch me more whiskey
If I've got pain
I might as well just get drunk.


Ive Got Pain

Hang on for the Ride

Don’t look at me like I know the score
Like I know just what to do
I don’t know what the answers are
Which are lies and which are true.
What’s past is past, and today’s half-asked
And tomorrow ain’t been tried
So I’ll grab a glass and get half-gassed
And hang on for the ride.

Oh, things go up, and things go down,
On a planet that's manic
I'm hanging around and hunkering down,
In a world hardwired in static.
I have nary a clue, on what to do,
And there’s sure as heck no guide.
But with luck and pluck, I'll see it through,
And hang on for the ride.

Yeah, I’ll take that honker for a ride

Gonna ride, ride, ride
Gonna ride, gonna ride
Cause I’ve got my pride 
Buried deep inside.
I’m fighting bull, no bailing out
No ducking off, I’m all toes out.
Gonna hang on for the ride.


Hang On For The Ride

For our partners in songwriting . . .

We'll never say goodbye
Cause that would make us cry,
They say that time will pass us by
But here's one thing that we can't deny
We love to sing though we don't why
So we'll sing our songs high in the sky
As forever and ever together we fly
Never, ever, ever, ever,
Never ever, ever, ever, to say Goodbye!


Never Say Goodbye

Hang on for the Ride


[verse 1]
Don’t look at me like I know the score   (F)
Like I know just what to do   (F)
I don’t know what the answers are   (F)
What are lies and what is true.   (F)
What’s past is past, and today’s half-asked   (F)
And tomorrow ain’t been tried   (F)
So I’ll grab a glass and get half-gassed   (F)
    And hang on for the ride.   (B)

[bridge]
Hang on.   (F)
Hang on.   (F)
Hang on for the ride.   (B)

[chorus]
Gonna ride, ride, ride   (F)
Gonna ride, gonna ride   (F)
    Cause I’ve got my pride   (B)
Buried deep inside.   (F)
I’m fighting bull, no bailing out   (F)
No ducking off, I’m all toes out.   (F)
    Gonna hang on, hang on for the ride.   (B)

[verse 2]
Oh, things go up, and things go down,   (F)
On a planet that's manic   (F)
I'm hanging around and hunkering down,   (F)
In a world hardwired in static.   (F)
I have nary a clue, on what to do,   (F)
And there’s sure as heck no guide.   (F)
But with luck and pluck, I'll see it through,   (F)
    And hang on for the ride.  (B)

[bridge]
Hang on.   (F)
Hang on.   (F)
Hang on for the ride.   (B)

 [chorus]
Gonna ride, ride, ride   (F)
Gonna ride, gonna ride   (F)
    Cause I’ve got my pride   (B)
Buried deep inside.   (F)
I’m fighting bull, no bailing out   (F)
No ducking off, I’m all toes out.   (F)
    Gonna hang on, hang on for the ride.   (B)


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