Hello Old friend - with Ray Brookes

[DarrenG / The Devil's Toupee]

I thought i'd post a song for the "story fest" but wasn't sure how to submit it to it? mot sure if i did it right?

Anyway, this was a song i wrote a few years ago. I originally recorded the music myself too and someone else i knew, (David joel carter from the U.S) sang vocals. I liked it, but i always thought i could do a better version.
So a year later i asked "Ray Brookes" if he would record the music..which I'm pleased to say he accepted  Now it had that professional country sound i was after. ( thanks Ray)
I got Keith to sing the vocals. (Thanks Keith)

It's a light hearted, humorous song about a man who won't accept they are growing older and make a fool out of themself.. Before they realise they need to face it.

Thanks for listening. Darren.

Lyrics

Hello...old...friend...
I got a bruised and battered face
Cos I've just been put in my place
By a man, who's half my age
Yeah it's the end of my, philandering ways

You see, I forgot that I'm a 63
The damn liquor made a complete fool out of me
When I took advantage of that man's wife
Yeah I kissed her quick and I...slapped her cute little behind

That's when his fist came a crashing down
On the left side of my face
And he sent me spinning round and round and round again in disgrace
Then a two for my guts and a one punch on a my nose
But where my false teeth went to?  (Well?) nobody knows...

So goodbye to my good old days
And goodbye to my roving ways
Goodbye to my good looks and my youth
Ta-ta to my teeth and hair
Well I guess, now I can see the truth
Hello old friend...

(Musical break)

At the Count of ten, well I gotten up off the floor
And in a daze, I think I, staggered off to the door
With howls... of laughter ringing in my ears
I guess it's gunna be... the last time that I'll ever be back in here

Now I've got to be a better man
I've got to act my age and do the best I can
Try to be devoted to my wife
Try to live a happy and sober life

Yeah I been such an old fool
Cos I been such an old fool
Goodbye old friend ...goodbye old friend...

DarrenG/Kallen/Brookes @2019

[godinqc]

Really good country song .. also very good humoristic lyrics .. I really enjoyed the country sound/vibe this song has.
Great work ..

[TPB]

First the music is outstanding but I really love the lyrics outstanding
Bravo to all involved
Tim

[64Guitars]

I thought i'd post a song for the "story fest" but wasn't sure how to submit it to it? mot sure if i did it right?

Please see the festival rules and instructions for submitting an eligible song in the following Help page:

https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=30543.0

Rule #1 of our fests is that "All festival submissions must be new recordings made specifically for the festival", so this song isn't eligible for any of our festivals.

[DarrenG / The Devil's Toupee]

Thanks 64guitars for the advice.. I didn't realise that they had to be new songs..OK. No problem 

[guitarron]

Terrific country song. Thanks for posting. You guys sound like the classic 70 s style Country. Nice harmonies and picking. Good job guys

[StephenM]

Fest or not it's great...I was listening in the car and thought this sounds like Ray Brookes...well..it was..the vocals remind me of the Greatful Dead...really super..
The whole thing is interesting as heck...and the teeth thing really cracked me up...

[Redler]

Country music at its best. Some tasty harmonies indeed!

Everything works fine on this!

[BerryPatch]

That's some tried and true country right there. I love the vocals, along with the layered production. Some great contributions from Ray (I'm missing his song posts on here, wonderful musician) and some funny lines in there to boot.

[Blooby]

Good Lord, this a good. Blimey. Ray's track is a wonderful bed for these great lyrics.

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Blooby