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Song Info
Genre
Charts
Peak #129
Peak in subgenre #24
Author
J. Wrabek dba Outside Services Ltd.
Rights
2006
Uploaded
December 24, 2016
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.5 MB • 128 kbps • 3:48
Story behind the song
Recorded live at the Bay City Arts Center, November 2015. Mixed and mastered by Larry Schaeffer.
Lyrics
[4/4, slow two-step]
EVEN ROADKILL GETS THE BLUES (2006)
–J. Wrabek
1.
CFC
Red splotches on the highway, green weeds, and fresh white bones;
G
We're all gussied up for Christmas on this section of the road;
C FC
We've all had to make our sacrifice, and I guess that mine was you–
G C
This time of year, even roadkill gets the blues.
2.
Taillights shed their sparkle on the shoulder of the road,
And the roar of passing traffic hums a carol all its own;
And folks say "Merry Christmas" ‘cause they don't know what to do–
This time of year, even roadkill gets the blues.
CHORUS:
FC
There's a package with a pretty ribbon waitin' on a shelf,
F CG
And I know what's inside it ‘cause I gave it to myself;
C F C
I didn't get my Christmas wish ‘cause I'm still missing you–
G C
This time of year, even roadkill gets the blues.
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK (IF ANYONE CAN PLAY LEAD)
3.
Somewhere, there's little animals waiting in their den
For a mommy or a daddy that won't be back again;
There's a space beside the fireplace that can only be filled with you–
This time of year, even roadkill gets the blues.
CHORUS:
There's a package with a pretty ribbon waitin' on a shelf,
And I know what's inside it ‘cause I gave it to myself;
I didn't get my Christmas wish ‘cause I'm still missing you–
This time of year, even roadkill gets the blues.
TAG:
This time of year, even roadkill gets the blues.
© 2006 J. Wrabek dba Outside Services Ltd. All the usual rights reserved just in case. No animals were harmed in the writing of this song (as long as you don't ask the cats, who had to listen to me singing it).
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