Mark J. Halliday Poet Lyric

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This is a rewrite of my song Some Sorrows Just Don't Drown.  I reworded it a bit and applied some songwriting techniques to increase the emotional punch.  I am re-recording it this week as part of a final project for an on-line class in music production.

They Just Won'T Drown

Sometimes I’m so sad,		
Other times I’m just raging mad.
The gal that said she would love me forever		
Went and left me for another.

I just hate to say		
That I feel like a damn cliché.
She double-crossed me like a low-down traitor.	
As much as I would like to amputate her,
I just can’t bring myself to hate her.

(Chorus)  
Got too much time to think,		
But not enough to drink.
Some sorrows just don’t drown. 
Some sorrows just don’t drown.
Some sorrows just don’t drown.     (pause)		
They just won’t drown.

(Bridge)  
I didn’t cheat her, I never beat her, I always treated her kind.
I took her dancing, never quit romancing; was she out of her mind?

Thinking one love’s true	
One day could be the end of you.
I smell like stale beer and yesterday’s sweat;	
Caught in a whirlpool of regret.	

(Repeat Chorus)

One more late Friday.		
I’ll probably drink-off Saturday.
If sober Sunday, I’ll go see the pastor		
To help me get through this disaster.		

(Repeat Chorus)

They just won’t drown!       (repeats to fade)

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Mahtab Bangalee November 4, 2019 at 10:15 PM beautiful Chorus// love

Mark J. Halliday August 16, 2016 at 12:02 PM Awesome song. Cannot wait to here the final version! Mark J. Halliday April 21, 2017 at 12:29 AM https://soundcloud.com/user-927728032/capstone-somesorrowsjustdontdrown-by-markhalliday