Cheating Hearts, and Shattered Dreams
A tribute to 'Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down' by Merle.
I'm neither a singer nor a musician. I am a songwriter looking for singers, bands or publishers in need of original material.
Just trying to sell my songs. Please forgive the count ins, none of the songs have been edited yet.
Story behind the song
Real title is Cheating Hearts, Shattered Dreams and Sad, Sad Memories. I listened to "Swinging Doors" and "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down" over and over again as a kid on my brother's 8 track player. I always wanted to write a song like these two and I finally did in 2005. Stay tuned for the tribute to "Swinging Doors", it's better than this.
Lyrics
Another lonely night and another round of beer
Drinking to the memory of one I once held dear
Paying for the company to share the misery
With strangers I don't even know and hope I'll never meet
Refrain
And the jukebox in the corner keeps playing hurtin' songs
About another heart-broke fool, another love gone wrong
Hank, Merle and Willie all sing their songs to me
About cheating hearts, shattered dreams and sad, sad memories
The waitress feeds the jukebox, with her tips she plays the songs
That sell the beers that earns her tips that she'll be taking home
She knows the saddest songs by heart and plays them right on time
Doing all she can to keep the hurtin' on our minds
So the jukebox in the corner keeps playing hurtin' songs
About another heart-broke fool, another love gone wrong
Hank, Merle and Willie all sing their songs to me
About cheating hearts, shattered dreams and sad, sad memories
The bar is almost empty, it's nearing closing time
The bottle let me down again 'cause you're still on my mind
In the cold and dark I turn my collar to the pouring rain
I'm heading home until tonight when I'll be back again
To the jukebox in the corner thats playing hurtin' songs
About another heart-broke fool, another love gone wrong
Hank, Merle and Willie will sing their songs to me
About cheating hearts, shattered dreams and sad, sad memories
Yes, the jukebox in the corner keeps playing hurtin' songs
About another heart-broke fool, another love gone wrong
Hank, Merle and Willie all sing their songs to me
About cheating hearts, shattered dreams and sad, sad memories
