Story Behind the Song
This song happened by accident. I was playing with a melody and thought I was going to write a love song. When the last line of the chorus popped in though, the song took a whole new direction. The song took about 30 minutes to write and no more than 4 hours to record and mix. I listen to it when ever I need to tell myself to lighten up.
Lyrics
Chorus:
Have you ever had a day in your lifetime,
when everything you did turned out right.
where no matter what you do, you just can't lose.
Well, brother, neither have I.
1. When I got up this morning, I couldn't find my shoes.
I ate burnt toast for breakfast
and listened to the morning news.
2. I wandered down to the office,
strapped on the shackles and chains.
I worked like a dog all morning,
but the boss chewed me out just the same.
3. I came home to a frozen dinner,
watched some wrestling on TV.
And I pondered the age old question,
who the hell would want to be me.
4. When I die and go to heaven,
my tombstone is gonna read,
with hard work and perseverence,
you could end up here just like me.
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