Lyric of the week

May 7, 2014

I’ve been made blue, I’ve been lied to
When will I be loved
I’ve been turned down, I’ve been pushed ‘round
When will I be loved

When I meet a new girl that I want for mine
She always breaks my heart in two, it happens every time
I’ve been cheated, been mistreated
When will I be loved

“When Will I Be Loved,” The Everly Brothers
 

March 12, 2014

I used to have a job
but they shut it down
Put the blame on the union (like they always do)
and now it’s in some foreign town
I’m done crying
I’ve got no more tears
You can’t use me anymore
At least now I know where I stand
But you won’t take away my dignity
cause I’m still a man

They took the house
when I lost my job
Left us out in the street (yes they did)
Why’d you pick us to rob?
I’m done crying
I’ve got no more tears
I can’t give you anymore money
At least now I know where I stand
But you won’t take away my dignity
cause I am still a man

“I’m Done Cryin,’” Robert Cray Band
 

February 19, 2014

Girl with hair of flaming red
Seeking perfect lover
For to lie down on her feather bed
Soft secrets to uncover

Must be gentle, must be strong
With disposition sunny
Just as faithful as the day is long
And careful with his money

And so the open letter read
The news boy did deliver
Three months later plans were made to wed
Down by the King James river

Lo, the season may come
Lo, the season may go
What love has joined together
Will forever be made whole
When the master calls the roll

“When the Master Calls the Roll,” Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal, Rodney Crowell