My deepest apologies for the cheesy drums. Not programmed, obviously, I banged on the synth keyboard like they was real drums, but still sound cheesy. Ugh.

No Good Deed

You know it’s your nature  
You’re generous to a fault
No wonder your best intentions
Are always under assault

Nice guys get brutalized as they’re 
Pushed and poked and prodded to the end of the line
They’re used and abused and then they stand accused of 
Holding back that last little bit of their pride

No good deed goes unpunished, no matter how hard you try
Someone’s gonna be happy, someone’s bound to cry

You give and you give and then you give up
Then torture yourself by thinking that you didn’t give enough
They take and they take without a word of thanks
Looking for love you only lose respect while breaking the bank

When that bill comes due they will hand it right to you
It’s a bitter pill but by now you know the drill
The only one to blame is the man who bears your name
If you don’t take care of yourself why no-one else will

No good deed goes unpunished, no matter how hard you try
Someone’s gonna be happy, someone’s bound to cry

That Golden Rule is unkind and cruel if you 
Think everybody’s gonna treat you the way you treat them
Karma can wait but for you it may be too late
How people treat you is only how you allow them to. Amen

No good deed goes unpunished, no matter how hard you try
Someone’s gonna be happy, someone’s bound to cry
No good deed goes unpunished, no matter how hard you try
Someone’s gonna be happy, someone’s bound to cry

No Good Deed

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All These Good Things

Like a garden aspires to a sun that's out of reach, a wise man reaches for his  ideals, though unattainable. - anonymous

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So Also on Earth

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A Garden Cottage Facing South

"Where have I been here before?" - anonymous

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Away Is Not So Very Far

"You know that monkey hitting typewriter keys for an infinite length of time? Imagine what he could do with a piano." - anonymous

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Willows Whispered This Gentle Breeze

ما ليْ أَحِنُّ لِمَنْ لَمْ أَلْقَهُمْ أَبَدًا - غناء مصطفى سعيد (مجموعة أصيل) - بردة تميم البرغوثي

Real world heroes all around us, fighting everyday battles.
          The World to Me
I've seen whiskey beat my Daddy down, bring him to his knees
I watched him battle back and beat that disease,
I see him standing just as tall as you please,
That may not seem like all that much to you, but it means the world to me

I've seen my momma raise us kids up all alone
Give us what we needed with what little that she owned
She cried, but we never knew it 'till we'd grown
That may not seem like all that much to you, but it means the world to me

I've seen my little girl fight to find her way
Through the darkness into the light of day
She cried out what she could not say
That may not seem like all that much to you, but it means the world to me

I've seen whiskey beat my brothers down, bring them to their knees
I watched them battle back and beat that disease
I see them standing just as tall as you please
That may not seem like all that much to you, but it means the world to me

03:04

The World To Me

Alligator

Alligator (rmx_final 2019/01/29)

Celebrating my 100th upload to SC with this isolated guitartrack I added to Les Beasleys "No Way Out". Thanks to 4 CiTieS for planting the idea of an isolated track.

Cheers & thanks for listening!

updated 2014/12/13

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The World To Me

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