I think it's been 11 week since I last posted a song.
That's too long.
Anyways this is a kind of Bouncy Blues thing
I had to change the assigned line slightly to fit the rhythm I have in mind.
Too Little Too Late
I had just finished packing my bag
When I heard that telephone ring
I was movin' around the corner
Got tired of the same old thing
She said " I called to say I'm sorry"
I said "Baby let me set you straight"
Too Little,Too Late
Too Little,Too Late
I was drinking my morning coffee
When that knock came on the door
She was standing on my porch step
Crying "Baby don't you want me no more"
I said " It's not that I don't love you but,
There's only so much that a man can take"
Too Little,Too Late
Too Little,Too Late
I was hanging at the local bar
Talking with my good friends
When I saw a pair steel blue eyes
Staring at me from the other end
She said " Fancy meeting you here"
I said "Honey you know this was no twist of fate"
Too Little,Too Late
Too Little,Too Late
I'm not the type to cut and run
But I won't be made a fool
And I may not know a thing about love
But I'm sure she broke some rule
She said " Come back home and I'll be true"
I said "That was never your strongest trait"
Too Little,Too Late
Too Little,Too Late ....
John
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Oh Oh Oh I can just hear a growling Etta James thing going here! Really, you could really camp this one up if you wanted to!
I love this one. Post a recording!
Falling in love is like learning to play the guitar; first you learn to follow the rules, then you learn to play with your heart.
+ 1 To what Kathy said ...
I really enjoyed reading this one John ..
Well done John
Cheers
Trev.. :wink:
Here is to you as good as you are
And here is to me as bad as I am
As good as you are and as bad as I am
I'm as good as you are as bad as I am
Hi John,
I, too, really like this one. In particular I love your use of "too little, too late." My only question would be your use of "same old" in the third verse . . . . . . seems after your use of it in the first verse, you might want to come up with something else for variation.
All in all, well done!
Neil
It reads great. Looking forward to hearing it.
Took me a while to get to grips with this one, John - the slightly unusual rhyming scheme threw me a little at first. Once I'd got past that, well - looks pretty good from here.
Funny, Kath mentioned Etta James - I could "see" Johnny Cash doing this, I think it'd suit that kind of delivery.
Couple of tiny things - "I said " It's not that I don't love but,".....is the word "you" missing from that line? "It's not that I don't love you but"....seems to fit better...."I was hang at the same old bar" - hanging?....
Anyway, good to see you're out of the dry spell - good song to make a comeback with!
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
Thanks Everybody
And Thanks to Neil and Vic for doing my proof reading for me.
I'll try to record this soon.
John
