I was quite pleased with this one I wrote and recorded in a few home recording sessions during February. This is another of my stream of consciousness singing things, where the words just spilled out in the first take and I transcribed them and gave them a tweak for the final recording. I really don’t know what they’re about (Domestic violence? Bar brawls? Both? Never been involved in the former but have narrowly escaped the latter once or twice). Apologies for the gutter-stars allusion courtesy of Oscar Wilde by way of Neil Peart…
Added to my “Uncovered” collection of original songs on SoundCloud.
Take it on the chin
There’s a time and a place for a smooth escape
When the fighting starts and the glasses break
But, the chances are you just have to fight
When the glances crack, there’s no wrong nor right
We’re all of us stuck in the gutter
But some of us look at the stars
We’re all of us earning our bread and butter
But some of us are watching the cars
If you fight like a man, you have to learn to take it
On the chin or on your feet
There’s a home and a place it’s a soothing escape
When the fighting stops and you had your last scrape
If only I could heal it or see I could find a way home
If you can’t stand up and fight it
Then the nest it will be you’ll have flown
We’re all of us stuck in the gutter
But some of us look at the stars
We’re all of us earning our bread and butter
But some of us are watching the cars
There’s a time and a place for a smooth escape
When the fighting starts and the glasses break
If only I could feel it or see it through
I know that I could chance it I could make it with you
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Had some nice comments on this one from the guys on the SongStuff forums:
Dek – Sounds great. Smooth… Catchy song. Nice job playing all those parts too! Your voice sounds great as always, really nice tastefully done lead guitar too.
Matthew – Whow… I am impressed. Your voice is fantastic and we have the impression the words slide easily from your mouth.
pbattersby – I have no useful (nor useless) suggestions for improvement nor any critique to offer. It’s just a good song. I like it.
Rick – Way cool! This one sounds very commercially viable, in a good sort of way. Great feel, your voice sets very well into this song, and anyone who can get gutter & butter into a song is all right with me!
Dave – Man, I love this. Love the guitar and I am amazed that anyone can just spit out lyrics on the fly and actually produce a real word not to mention something that makes a little sense. That is talent in and of itself. This just has a great groove to it. My compliments. I don’t know that I would change a thing. Vocals and guitar playing really carry this one.
HoboSage – Dig it, big-time! Because it’s such a “smooth” rocker, I think the more fitting title would be Smooth Escape. Bravo!
Jim – Good song – really was into the guitars.