The Songs We Used To Play
Nostalgia about the songs we played in the good old days
Old guy singing and playing
Just an old guy working on his picking and singing.
Story behind the song
Played in many bands way back in 1955 - 1982 and had some unique arrangements. This is nostalgia for them.
Lyrics
Verse 1:
We started playing rock in ‘61
Played for more than 20 years, man we had some fun.
Guitar and bass and sax and drums, together all that time
The thought that it might end someday never crossed our minds.
Chorus:
And I still think about the songs we used to play
To me those songs were special, we did ‘em our own way
We played ‘em loud, we drew the crowds, we rocked the nights away.
I can still remember the songs we used to play.
Verse 2:
Working days and playing nights got harder every year
In ’86 we called it quits, we split up all the gear.
That final night up in the lights, we played our songs once more
Then said good-bye, tried not to cry, and slipped on out the door.
Verse 3:
I’d love to have the band do one more show
But Ronnie’s dead, Tom’s sick in bed, and Charlie’s mind got slow.
And I can’t play the drums the way I could
They sound so bad, it’s really sad, I used to be so good.
