Song Description
A short lament about a friends addiction to alchohol, while also remembering the good times of the past.
| Song Length |
4:41 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cool |
Subject |
Addiction, Alchohol, Beer, Wine |
| Similar Artists |
Lucinda Williams, Johnny Cash |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Some say he played a game of chance
Some say it was a waste
Some say it was his last ever dance
After the dreams he chased
But the picture I remember
Among the powder and the pills
Was the smoking and the drinking
And the ringing of the till
Some say he got back what he gave
Some say it was a shame
Some say he lay down like a lamb
Some say that he was brave
But the last thing I remember
In his pallor and his pain
Was the jokes he told in company
When he knew it was in vain
So sad, so sad to see a man so low
When the first thing that he wanted
Was the last thing he let go
Some say he was a drunken man
Some say he was a fool
Some say it was a selfish thing
For a man like that to do
But the picture I remember
And all that matters in the end
Was the laughter from another time
When he knew me as a friend
( repeat chorus )
( repeat 1st verse )