Do It Yourself Alternative
Since receiving his first guitar at age 12 (a 1965 Silvertone) Ryan has been writing and playing music for his personal enjoyment for more than 30 years. After years of putting his music on assorted cassettes (and a 8 year layoff to take care of career and kids) Ryan put Pro Tools on an old computer in the back bedroom and began writing, playing and recording music again. It's a life-long hobby for him.
Ryan plays guitar, bass and keyboards and uses a drum machine for the beats.
Story behind the song
This song started life as a riff in the key of G. The words came from a few different sources. The first line I came up with was the one about Elvis and is based on a scene in the movie BackBeat when John Lennon tells Mimi that's he's going to the land of Elvis, hamburgers and Cadillac cars. Other parts of the words came to me as I flipped through an issue of Fortune magazine. It's an excercise in free association.
Lyrics
Dribs and Drabs
We deliver, Internet
Weather Channel, sex o let
Coca Cola, Chevrolet
Got a feeling, its your day
Elvis Presley, Cadillac
Hamburger, Heart Attack
Diabetes, just absurd
Winnie Cooper, hummingbird
Im not a secret agent for the FBI or MI5
I dont care what you do
Just get me out of here alive
Peeling off the label
Think youve got it locked up in the bag?
Tell me whats the answer?
Well it only comes in dribs and drabs
Andrew Jackson, Benjamin
In my headache, fold again
Partridge family on the tube
Jonas Brothers, whats so new?
Bank recession, Josephs dream
Bush hangover, change the scene
Facebook masters, universe
Bankrupt starlets, steal the purse
Im not a secret agent for the FBI or MI5
I dont care what you do
Just get me out of here alive
Im not a secret agent for the FBI or MI5
I dont care what you do
Just get me out of here alive
Peeling off the label
Think youve got it locked up in the bag?
Tell me whats the answer?
Well it only comes in dribs and drabs
Its easy
Its hard
Its inches
Its yards
Its cloudy
Its clear
Its laughter
Its fear
So, get out of the way
And tell me what to say
It's so sad
Why it's such a drag
Peeling off the label
Think you've got it locked up in the bag?
Tell me what's the answer?
Well it only comes in dribs and drabs
Its easy
Its hard
Its inches
Its yards
Its cloudy
Its clear
Its laughter
Its fear
So, get out of the way
And tell me what to say
It's so sad
Why it's such a drag
Gold medal buzz kill, frosted flake
Politican on the take
Jobless teacher, dropout kid
Someone tell me, what you did
Happy ending, ticky tack
Six feet under, shotgun shack
Made in China, Rising Sun
Own the planet, everyone
Im not a secret agent for the FBI or MI5
I dont care what you do
Just get me out of here alive
Peeling off the label
Think youve got it locked up in the bag?
Tell me what's the answer?
Well it only comes in dribs and drabs
