For another of those write-from-a-title challenges.
Solo songwriter/guitarist.
Lyrics
[4/4, mod. speed with prominent beat]
SOMETHING’S MISSING
--J. Wrabek
CHORUS:
Something’s missing—I noticed it today;
I’ve been hurting, ever since you left and took it all away;
If I had it, I wouldn’t feel so blue--
Something’s missing—I’d give it back if I were you.
1.
I’ve got the mem’ries, they still bring me to tears,
Like the perfume smell in the living room rug that won’t go away for years;
I remember how you said you were mine—
I got infections, that I’ll remember for a long, long time.
CHORUS:
Something’s missing—I noticed it today;
I’ve been hurting, ever since you left and took it all away;
If I had it, I wouldn’t feel so blue--
Something’s missing—I’d give it back if I were you.
2.
Still got the TV—I watch it ev’ry day;
Got a great collection of videotapes you never knew I made;
Some of them fellers kinda impress me, too—
Still, I wonder what it was they saw in you.
CHORUS:
Something’s missing—I noticed it today;
I’ve been hurting, ever since you left and took it all away;
If I had it, I wouldn’t feel so blue--
Something’s missing—I’d give it back if I were you.
3.
Got my statement—I get poorer all the time;
You said that you took credit cards, and I guess that you took mine;
Don’t see how Macy’s could be mistaking you for me—
I’ll have to ask them, next time they check I.D.
CHORUS:
Something’s missing—I noticed it today;
I’ve been hurting, ever since you left and took it all away;
If I had it, I wouldn’t feel so blue--
Something’s missing—I’d give it back if I were you.
4.
Got a lawyer—he says he’ll work for free;
He just can’t wait to go after you for what you did to me;
Federal prison is where you’ll spend your time—
Better return his stuff, same time that you do mine.
CHORUS:
Something’s missing—I noticed it today;
I’ve been hurting, ever since you left and took it all away;
If I had it, I wouldn’t feel so blue--
Something’s missing—I’d give it back if I were you.
©2008 J. Wrabek dba Outside Services Ltd. All the usual rights reserved just in case. If anything was harmed in the writing of this song, it’s probably missing.
Joe, well perfume smells can last forever and this is for sure! That´s a great tune. Wonderful lyrics. Something I really admire. And is this in any way old fashioned (not that anyone would have to care). No it´s not. Here´s music. Good example of what it takes. A guitar, a voice, most of all: A story! Cheers from Farnkfurt Andreas