And you think YOU'RE havin' a bad day...
stoner rock
zakk wylde
rory gallagherm johnny wi
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Story behind the song
This song was written yesterday (oct23) at 2:30 in the morning. I was between sleepin' and still awake, when this tune started ringing in my head. I sat up in my bed and wrote the entire song in 5 minutes. Next morning when I woke up at first I'd forgotten about writing it, I looked at the lyrics and the song came back right away.
Now the strange part, when I picked up my guitar,it was tuned in somekinda open D, and I can't remember tuning it at all, not 2:30 in the morning, fact is, I never use open tunings cause I don't like the sound much...anyway I recorded on my pc later that afternoon. When I played it back, the way the sound turned out, is almost kinda spooky 'cause usually I write HAPPY songs!
The slidework is done with an old scratched up Zippo (guess it's even more scratched up now).
And thanks to Steve Thorpe and the song "Trouble" for givin' me the inspiration to pick up my old acoustic guitar and bangaway on it!
Lyrics
A Rock and A Hard Place
My mother started cryin'
On the day that I was born
My father started prayin'
Lord, have mercy on our son
Between a rock an' a hard place
The place where I was born
Between a rock an' a hard place
Only place that I call home
If it wasn't for bad luck
I'd have no luck at all
Without this hole in the ground
I'd have nowhere to fall
Between a rock an' a hard place
The place where I was born
Between a rock an' a hard place
Only place that I call home
If it wasn't for night time
I'd never see the light of day
If it wasn't for being so down'n'out
I'd have no place to stay
Between a rock an' a hard place
On a bed of stone
Between a rock an' a hard place
Only place that I call home
Well, once I had a woman
But she left before too long
If it wasn't for my right hand
I'd get no love at all
Between a rock an' a hard place
The place where I was born
Between a rock an' a hard place
Only place that I call home
If I had a million dollars
I tell you how it would end
If it wasn't for being so deep in debt
I'd have no money to spend
Between a rock an' a hard place
The place where I was born
Between a rock an' a hard place
Only place that I call home
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Misery an' trouble
Is always 'round the bend
Don't need no gipsywoman
I know how it will end
Between a rock an' a hard place
The place where I was born
Between a rock an' a hard place
Only place that I call home
Well, they say I killed a man
I know it wasn't me
My only way to heaven
Will be swingin' from a tree
Between a rock an' a hard place
The place where I was born
Between a rock an' a hard place
On a bed of stone
When I'm dead I'll lay
On this bed of stone
And all that will be left of me
Will be my dyin' bones
Between a rock an' a hard place
The place where I was born
Between a rock an' a hard place
On a bed of stone
With all this said an' done
Lord, I still believe
I'd turn down 'Ol Satan
I would not make a deal
Between a rock an' a hard place
The place where I was born
Between a rock an' a hard place
On my bed of stone
Johnny Rebb 2003