Halfway Home (Music and Lyrics by Rick Watson)

Demo only. Week ending 08/07 of 2023 Songwriting Group. (Prompt: halfway home)

(All sounds made with baritone guitar, voice, looper, effects pedals, shaker.)


Lyrics

If your baby’s been a-drinking and always on the carouse
She may end up in a rehab & then a halfway house.
Yes, ma’am, a halfway house. That’s right, a halfway house.
Midway between a lady and a hell-raising drunken louse.
If you don’t stop a-cheating and letting your hands roam,
you may end up on the streets and then in a halfway home.
Yes sir, a halfway home. That’s right, a halfway home.
Midway between a family and a lunatic you wish you’d never known.
(chorus)
Halfway home, yes, halfway home.
You’d rather live alone but can’t afford the rent,
Your alimony’s due but your check’s all spent,
Your ex is looking good from the money you’ve sent,
You don’t even mind she’s still getting bent.
Yes, you’re halfway home, um hmm, your halfway home.

Your youngin’s come to visit and they only pout & moan.
The puppy’s always pissing, and now the A/C is blown.
Oh no, the A/C is blown! Hey kids, who took my phone?!
Midway between a father & a lunatic they wish they’d never known.
Momma comes to get them & she’s got a new dress on.
Her breath still smells like vodka but boy it turns you on!
Oh boy, you’re halfway home. “Momma, can Daddy come home?”
Midway between the doghouse & the best sex you’ve ever known.
        (Hey, who taught her that?)
(chorus)
Halfway home, yes, halfway home.
You’d rather live alone but can’t afford the rent,
Your alimony’s due but your check’s all spent,
Your ex is looking good with the money you’ve sent,
You don’t even mind she’s still getting bent.
Because you’re halfway home, you’re halfway home.

Halfway Home - Rick Watson

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