Street Corner’s To Fast Cars.©

By JOHN NORTH BRADY 

VERSE 1

HE’S ROLLING FIFTHIES FOR DUST, TO PUT IT UP HIS NOSE,
IT’S A FEELING OF LUST, HE TAKE’S IT THEN IT GO’S
HE’S STARTING TO FADE AWAY, AND IT REALY SHOW’S,
AND ALL THESE YEAR’S HE QUESTIONS WHERE HIS MONEY’S GONE,

HE HAD SOME GET UP AND GO, UNTILL HE LOST IT ALL,
BLAMED EVERYONE ELSE, HE COULDN’T TAKE THE FALL,
NOW HE’S DOWN ON HIS KNEE’S, HE HAS TO LEARN TO CRAWL,
ALL THESE YEAR’S, HE QUESTIONS WHERE IT ALL WENT WRONG.

~ CHORUS ~

WE STARTED PLAYING WITH TOY’S, THEN MOVED ONTO THE BIG BOY’S,
IN A SHORT TIME, SO MUCH CAN HAPPEN,
YEA WELL WE HAD A LAUGH, EVERY WEEKEND “THE FREE GAFF”, 
FROM THE STREET CORNER’S, STRAIGHT INTO FAST CAR’S.

VERSE 2

HE’S CHASING DRAGONS AND GHOST’S, IT KEEPS HIM ON HIS TOE’S.
IT’S A FEELING HE TRUST’S, THE ONLY THING HE KNOW’S,
ONCE A CHILD WITH A GOAL, NOW AN EMPTY SOUL,
AND ALL THESE YEAR’S, HE DIG’S AN EVEN BIGGER HOLE,

HE CHOOSE’S NOT TO LOVE, THE FLESH HE’S LIVING IN,
ALL THE LINE’S ON HIS FACE, TELL US WHERE HE HAS BEEN,
SEE THE TRACK’S ON HIS ARM’S, PIERSING’S IN HIS SKIN,
AND ALL THESE YEAR’S WE’VE WONDERED WHAT HAD COME OF HIM.

~ CHORUS ~

 VERSE 3 

HE TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK, TO WHO HE USED TO BE,
DRINKING CUPS OF THE STUFF, THAT THEY GIVE FOR FREE,
ALL ALONG WITH NO PRAISE FROM HIS FAMILY,
AND ALL THESE YEARS, HE ONLY WANTED THEM TO SEE,

HE LASHED A ROPE TO A TREE, RIGHT UP ABOVE HIS HEAD,
TIED A KNOT, TOOK A JUMP, THEN HE BROKE HIS NECK,
FROM A BOY TO A MAN, NOW THERE’S NOTHING LEFT
AND ALL THESE YEAR’S, IT WAS JUST A CRY FOR HELP.

~ CHORUS ~(X2)

ENDING

HE’S ROLLING FIFTHIES FOR DUST, TO PUT IT UP HIS NOSE,
IT’S A FEALING OF LUST, HE TAKE’S IT THEN IT GO’S
HE’S STARTING TO FADE AWAY, AND IT REALY SHOW’S,
AND ALL THESE YEAR’S HE QUESTIONS WHERE IT ALL WENT WRONG.


Street Corners To Fast Cars

Just a fun song I was working on an I had the idea for the images first rather than lyrics or song.

The cartoon in my head was a coffin in the shape of a rocket in the centre of a church.  * black images around the coffin, and a the whole church is full of clowns.  The black images have to push start the coffin rocket.  Then it shoots through the doors and up, up into the sky.

Copyright John North Brady

All my work is done on a shitty recorder, with a professional sound they would work well.  I enjoy writing songs.  So many ways to arrange this.  I kept it long like Hey Jude and to the point and fun like "Spirit In The Sky"

I didn't want to go religious on it other than the use of God in the Chorus.  God is universal so no religions can be offended it also means it would appeal to all religions.

Think "Spirit In The Sky" imagine the dude that wrote it was asked " Why say Jesus is savior?.when your a Jew.. He replied.......Jesus sells songs:)   Classic answer  Jews don't believe Jesus was savior:)

LIke a prayer. 

On His Way To God.

A great little rock n roll song about escape...
No explanation needed.

Street Corners To Fast Cars

John North Brady

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