Saturday, July 02, 2022

Just penned the lyrics to a new Ballad about a local alcoholic who must go to the only town in my county that sells alcohol on Sundays, so that he can get his fix of liquor just to dull the pain in his bad knee from an old motorcycle accident. Recording coming soon.

 

The Son of WAY contrafactum idea #941: "He Only Goes To Haven To Get The Alcohol" / "He Needs To Dull The Pain"

To the tune of "He Never Failed Me Yet" by Robert Ray

Song ideas list that this song is on: https://www.reddit.com/r/plans/comments/l1580k/the_son_of_way_songwriting_plans_parodies_filk/

Original: https://youtu.be/_DlV-F_iMOw

Original Lyric video: https://youtu.be/3u77iozhD6o

Original Lyric Instrumental / karaoke video: https://youtu.be/qH7a7GUC3Ec

LYRICS:

  • Line 1, 00:10: Brian has a real bad knee

  • Line 2, 00:14: And he has no insurance for

  • Line 3, 00:16: Painkillers.

  • Line 4, 00:19: And he just can't get surgery.

  • Line 5, 00:24: He only goes to Haven to get the alcohol.

  • Line 6, 00:29: Because it's Sunday and he's in

  • Line 7, 00:33: Pain again and the liquor stores

  • Line 8, 00:38: Are all closed in Hutch

  • Line 9, 00:40: And he needs liquor 'cause

  • Line 10, 00:43: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 11, 00:47: Brian has a real bad knee

  • Line 12, 00:51: And he has no insurance for

  • Line 13, 00:54: Painkillers.

  • Line 14, 00:56: And he just can't get surgery

  • Line 15, 01:00: He only goes to Haven to get the alcohol.

  • Line 16, 01:04: Because it's Sunday and he's in

  • Line 17, 01:11: Pain again and the liquor stores

  • Line 18, 01:15: Are all closed in Hutch

  • Line 19, 01:17: And he needs liquor 'cause

  • Line 20, 01:19: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 21, 01:24: He was in a motorcycle

  • Line 22, 01:29: Accident in the 80s

  • Line 23, 01:34: When he really injured his knee

  • Line 24, 01:38: Pain never went away

  • Line 25, 01:43: Then one day he was newly unemployed

  • Line 26, 01:48: His health insurance became null and void.

  • Line 27, 01:52: They're all closed in Hutch

  • Line 28, 01:54: And he needs liquor 'cause

  • Line 29, 01:56: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 30, 02:00: Brian has a real bad knee

  • Line 31, 02:05: And he has no insurance for

  • Line 32, 02:07: Painkillers

  • Line 33, 02:10: And he just can't get surgery

  • Line 34, 02:14: He only goes to Haven to get the alcohol.

  • Line 35, 02:19: Because it's Sunday and he's in

  • Line 36, 02:24: Pain again and all the liquor stores

  • Line 37, 02:29: Are all closed in Hutch

  • Line 38, 02:30: And he needs liquor 'cause

  • Line 39, 02:33: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 40, 02:38: He now has zero income

  • Line 41, 02:43: He still tries to drown sorrows

  • Line 42, 02:47: And he tries to beg for quick cash from neighbors

  • Line 43, 02:53: Then cannot pay them back what he borrows.

  • Line 44, 02:57: He begged a friend to take him, post haste

  • Line 45, 03:01: To Haven's liquor store

  • Line 46, 03:03: Before they would've closed at 8.

  • Line 47, 03:06: They're all closed in Hutch

  • Line 48, 03:08: And he needs liquor 'cause

  • Line 49, 03:10: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 50, 03:14: Brian has a real bad knee

  • Line 51, 03:19: And he has no insurance for

  • Line 52, 03:21: Painkillers

  • Line 53, 03:24: And he just can't get surgery

  • Line 54, 03:28: He only goes to Haven to get the alcohol.

  • Line 55, 03:33: Because it's Sunday and he's in

  • Line 56, 03:38: Pain again and the liquor stores

  • Line 57, 03:42: Are all closed in Hutch

  • Line 58, 03:45: And he needs liquor 'cause

  • Line 59, 03:47: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 60, 03:52: He Needs To Dull that.

  • Line 61, 03:54: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 62, 03:57: He Needs To Dull that.

  • Line 63, 03:59: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 64, 04:01: He Needs To Dull that.

  • Line 65, 04:03: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 66, 04:06: He Needs To Dull that.

  • Line 67, 04:08: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 68, 04:11: He Needs To Dull that.

  • Line 69, 04:12: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 70, 04:15: He Needs To Dull that.

  • Line 71, 04:17: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 72, 04:20: He Needs To Dull that.

  • Line 73, 04:22: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 74, 04:25: He Needs To Dull that.

  • Line 75, 04:26: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

  • Line 76, 04:29: They're all closed in Hutch

  • Line 77, 04:31: And he needs liquor 'cause

  • Line 78, 04:34: He Needs To Dull The Pain.

EDIT: I've uploaded the recording. Made in my bedroom, in bed, not at a studio, so there may be some amateurish quirks in this contrafactum: https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Pij7J

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