I'm not gonna be cliche here. Let's be honest, there are more famous songs than the 3 mentioned in the title of this blog. But they are three songs that speak to me. Each of them tells a small story, or in the case of "You're gonna miss this", the whole song is the story.
Roll With Me - Montgomery Gentry
The second verse in "Roll with me" is one of my favorites. Tells the story of watching a mother bury her son. I don't have kids, but I'm pretty sure no one wants to bury their young.
Saw a kid last winter only twenty years old
Being laid to rest while his mom stood by his side
Sure was hard to watch those tears roll down her face
Made me think how we all just have our time
Weird World - Backstreet Boys
The second verse in the song "Weird World", written by John Ondrasik (better know as Five For Fighting) is a short story about sending a letter to a solider over seas.
Being laid to rest while his mom stood by his side
Sure was hard to watch those tears roll down her face
Made me think how we all just have our time
Weird World - Backstreet Boys
The second verse in the song "Weird World", written by John Ondrasik (better know as Five For Fighting) is a short story about sending a letter to a solider over seas.
Sent a message to a GI in the desert
Said thank you man for bringing another dawn
Back here it's her and me and we're having our first baby
He's out there taking them on
Said thank you man for bringing another dawn
Back here it's her and me and we're having our first baby
He's out there taking them on
This is one of the better written songs around right now. And I don't just mean in country. A nice catchy chorus and the story of a girl becoming a woman is told through 3 verses and a bridge. The chorus speaks words of wisdom that young people will never get no matter how many times you tell them. You're gonna miss this.
She was starin' out the window of that SUV
Complainin' sayin' I can't wait to turn 18
She said I'll make my own money and I'll make my own roots
Mama put the car in park out there in front of the school
And she kissed her head and said I was just like you
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In her one bedroom apartment and her daddy stops by
He tells her it's a nice place, she says it'll do for now
Starts talkin' about babies and buyin' a house
Daddy shakes his face and says, "Baby just slow down"
Cause you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times so take a good look around
You may not know it now but you're gonna miss this
Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dogs barkin', phones ringin', one kid's cryin', one kid's screamin',
And she keeps apologizing, he says, "They don't bother me. I got two babies of my own, one's 36 one's 23. It's hard to believe"
But you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times so take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
You're gonna miss this
Yeah, you're gonna miss this
Yes, there are more famous songs out there that tell stories. A lot of people might throw Dylan in there, but for me Dylan wasn't a melody man. Great lyrics however. I'm more of a fan of his son. And as a last minute addition, I want to throw in another song that is well written and tells a short story.
6th Avenue Heartache - The Wallflowers
This song is so beautiful it almost makes me want to cry when I hear it. It tells the story of a homeless man who would play music on the steps of the apartment where Jakob Dylan lived in NY. The last verse talks about how one day the man was gone. He had moved on, just like Dylan would eventually do.
Complainin' sayin' I can't wait to turn 18
She said I'll make my own money and I'll make my own roots
Mama put the car in park out there in front of the school
And she kissed her head and said I was just like you
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In her one bedroom apartment and her daddy stops by
He tells her it's a nice place, she says it'll do for now
Starts talkin' about babies and buyin' a house
Daddy shakes his face and says, "Baby just slow down"
Cause you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times so take a good look around
You may not know it now but you're gonna miss this
Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dogs barkin', phones ringin', one kid's cryin', one kid's screamin',
And she keeps apologizing, he says, "They don't bother me. I got two babies of my own, one's 36 one's 23. It's hard to believe"
But you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times so take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
You're gonna miss this
Yeah, you're gonna miss this
Yes, there are more famous songs out there that tell stories. A lot of people might throw Dylan in there, but for me Dylan wasn't a melody man. Great lyrics however. I'm more of a fan of his son. And as a last minute addition, I want to throw in another song that is well written and tells a short story.
6th Avenue Heartache - The Wallflowers
This song is so beautiful it almost makes me want to cry when I hear it. It tells the story of a homeless man who would play music on the steps of the apartment where Jakob Dylan lived in NY. The last verse talks about how one day the man was gone. He had moved on, just like Dylan would eventually do.
(Verse 2)
Below me was a homeless man
I'm singin' songs I knew complete
On the steps alone, his guitar in hand
It's fifty years, stood where he stands
(Verse 4)
Look out the window, down upon that street
And gone like a midnight was that man
But I see his six strings laid against that wall
And all his things, they all look so small
I got my fingers crossed on a shooting star
Just like me-just moved on
Below me was a homeless man
I'm singin' songs I knew complete
On the steps alone, his guitar in hand
It's fifty years, stood where he stands
(Verse 4)
Look out the window, down upon that street
And gone like a midnight was that man
But I see his six strings laid against that wall
And all his things, they all look so small
I got my fingers crossed on a shooting star
Just like me-just moved on
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