Great feeling in this performance, love it

I see Mick Jagger singing this, excellent

love the backing aaaaaaaahs in this section -- just goregous

man, Shade, you have not lost your touch for crisp and tight arrangement. Everything i am hearing in this ample catch-up is, well, MUSIC to these ears

The slow death of a hard drinking ladies man
Lyrics:
After all these years of drinking in this place
They still haven't changed the carpet
On that plywood stage
If you want to know about my fall from grace
Just read the roadmap
And the lines on my face
 I'm a post-modern
Existential
Drunk
I used to love the ladies until the sun came up
Not reading books!
Being handsome  is so much harder than it looks

(Chorus)Oh, I don't mean to boast
You're drinking with a good-looking ghost
Out looking better than most
The curse of a good-looking ghost

The ladies, they say Shade:
"When you hit 30, that hard living going to catch up with you"
All that drinking
The pills and the thrills
So I gave up on the sauce
But it  made me so angry
Like the devil meeting his new boss
(Chorus)

Satin sheets
You know that I've been down many of the wrong streets
I'm full of medicine
And my bullshit
The ladies seem
So reticent
Hospital wishes
Horoscope kisses
Avoiding the Mr
Of the Mrs
The curse of a good-looking ghost
Who knew being handsome is harder than it looks?

Curse Of A Good Looking Ghost

Thanks you so much for listening!

I try to write with rich lyrical details and self-deprecating humor about the human condition. Plus, that unique Shade Structure sound!  It sounds best with headphones. Thanks for any comments, reposts or likes.

Discography: Available under Album tag on my Soundcloud main page. Free Downloads/ Always Free
* The Curse Of A Good Looking Ghost (2024)
* Low Profile (2024)
* Smilers (EP 2023)
•Short Songs For Tall Minds"  (2022)
•Friends, They're Gonna Get Your Story Wrong (2021)
•A Suburban Dadaist With Some Store Bought Beats (2021)
•All Feel and No Technique (2020)
•This Is How I Spend My Nights (2019)
•California Songs (2018-2019)
All sounds contained within are home-made/DIY recordings. Most songs are short stories, as I am influenced by Musicians & Writers like Raymond Carver, Warren Zevon, Mountain Goats, Tom Waits, Mark Eitzel,  Randy Newman, Destroyer, Steely Dan, Captain Beefheart, Loudon Wainwright III, Leonard Cohen & The National. Most songs have the lyrics on the song page. Thank you for listening!

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