LYRIC FOR SALE

By Thomas Guadagno

I Hear Lady Luck Is Blind
Like Her Sister Justice Ya See,
Because There Hasn’t Been One Time at all,
That She’s Ever looked at Me.

There’s Another Girl Miss Fortune
Who Deals the Cards My Way
And Some One’s Always Slipping Out the Sleeve Ace
First, On the Table Everyday

Got A Jump Out the Gate at The Prime of My Life
We Were All of Sixteen, And Became Man and Wife
I Thought This Was Grande Now, Thought I Was King
Until I Found Out What Responsibility Can Bring
Two Lovely Girls My Wife Gave to Me
Along With Rent, Gas, Phone & Electricity

Well, I Knew New York Was No Place for a Start
Had To Do Some Providing After All That’s My Part
So, We Got on A Plane, Bound for L.A.
Sadly, Saying Goodbye to My Friends of those days

Ya See Went Out West to Make a New Head
Figured I’d Get Rich Here, But I Partied Instead
Had To Grow Up So Fast, Had to Stop Being a Boy
Had To Get Somewhere Quick,
Had To Throw Away My Toys

We Tried So Hard To Make A Go Of It Here
Heid A Good City Job For Well Over A Year
Then My Government Said My You’ve Worked A Long Time
Laid Off A Thousand.
Back On The Unemployment Line

The Recession Came And Work Was Rare
Spent My Days Bitter And Thinking How Unfair
I Dreamt And Dreamt And Planned Certain Ways
Guess I Did That Day After Day

Well I’m Twenty Six Now And Life Stays The Same
Take On Small Time Jobs, Dreaming Of Cars, Lights And Fame
I Say To Myself, This Is It For Me Lord.
I Really Thought I’d Get Up There.
Get My Seat On The Board

Ya See: I Went Out West To Make A New Head
Figured I’d Get Rich Here, But I Partied Instead
Had To Grow Up So Fast, Had To Stop Being A Boy
Had To Get Somewhere Quick, Had To Throw Away My Toys