Story Behind The Song
This song comes from experience of two bad marriages where the men were exactly like the men in this song. It all comes from the heart, the disappointment,"am not worth a loving man?". But tomorrow is another day and happiness is just one man away.
Song Description
The woman in this songs sing a lament that many women know; you find what appears to be a great catch of a man, only to discover that he doesn't work, sits at home and drinks beer while watching TV. Leaving cigarettes butts, empty beer cans and nothing in the bedroom. She could over look so much if he would only treat her like he loves and desires her.
| Song Length |
3:04 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Jazz - Swing |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Stressed |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Relationship |
| Similar Artists |
Jewel, Rickie Lee Jones |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1940 - 1949 |
| |
Lyrics
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY:
DENNIS MOORE
VALERIE BEMIS
910-565-3226
EVERY TIME I GOT A MAN AROUND
EVERY TIME I GOT A MAN AROUND
MY STANDARD OF LIVING GOES TUMBLING DOWN
THEY FEED ME WITH THEIR LINES AND THEY TELL ME THEIR LIES
BUT I BELIEVE MY LOVE IS BLIND
THEY TELL ME BOUT' THE WOMEN THEY'VE HAD BEFORE
WHAT THEY BOUGHT THEM DOWN AT THE LOCAL STORE
THEY GIVE EM' FANCY CLOTHES JEWELRY AND CARS
BUT THE TRUTH BE KNOWN GIRLS THEY LEFT BEHIND A LOT OF SCARS
EVERY TIME..EVERY TIME I GOT A MAN AROUND
EVERY TIME MY STANDARD OF LIVING GOES TUMBLING WAY DOWN TO THE
GROUND
THEY ALL SEEM TO WORK UNTIL THEY GET NEAR ME
THEN IT'S SMOKES AND BEER AND WATCHING T.V.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOME EXCUSE WHY THEY CAN'T GO TO WORK
I'M TIRED OF SUPPORTING ALL THESE LAZY JERKS
YEAH THEY TELL ME, THEY TELL ME HEY I LOVE YOU
AND THEY GIVE ME...A PECK ON THE NECK
BUT I SAY HEY HONEY ALL I REALLY WANT IS .....
ONE ...GOOD...LONG...STEADY PAYCHECK
EVERY TIME..EVERY TIME I GOT A MAN AROUND EVERYTIME
MY STANDARD OF LIVING GOES TUMBLING WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
EVERY TIME I GOT A MAN AROUND
MY STANDARD OF LIVING GOES TUMBLING DOWN
THEY FEED ME WITH THEIR LINES AND THEY TELL ME THEIR LIES
BUT I BELIEVE MY LOVE IS BLIND
EVERYTIME, EVERYTIME I GOT A MAN AROUND
MY STANDARD OF LIVING GOES TUMBLING WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND
HEY HONEY, BUM, WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY
YOU WANT SOMETHING MORE FROM ME TODAY
HERE'S THE TICKET I'LL GIVE YOU MORE
HERE'S A GOOD SWIFT KICK RIGHT OUT THE DOOR