Drageda

The Tango of My Life

I’m leaving this party
I’m out of this town
I’m not your play thing
I’m not your friend
Being true to me first
Means I’ll love again
This story of mine waits for me
To create the middle and the happy end
Since you took the beginning
there’s one thing I control
that’s this journey,
and what I see around that bend

I dance and cry
Does that make sense
No it doesn’t!
One moment I’m spent
The next I’m beginning again
The tango of my life
The tears of my song
Bring me along this journey
a million miles
so long, so long, so long
to this world of wrong

Driving a million miles away from you
Makes me true
True to me, And what’s ahead
Yesterday I fell, I cried, I lied,
Today
I drive, I drive, I drive
Away from you
Where I know I’ll find me,

I’m sad
I’m scared
I’m lonely
And you know
I’m anxious to know where
This road leads
With the dust behind me,
And the sun above,
I’m ready,
I’m moving on

Don’t cry
Cause I’ve stopped
And what use to be tears
are sunshine spots
little specks of hope
all dried up
they’ve taught me to cope
to push on, to see around the corner
to dream of what’s ahead
to leave my past behind…
enough said!!!

it’s time to drive, a country mile,
a long country mile,
time to look ahead
time to say one more thing…
see ya bye, the end!

By Barbara Tremblay Cipak
Copyright Protected

When Crazy Was King

(VERSE)
In 1950 grandpa whined at the price of our new house
“for $8450 dollars I’m sure I could by all of California and
can’t believe they want 18 cents for a gallon of gas”
when he coughed up $1500 for that Old Chevy
he kneeled down to me and said,

“little girl, it never used to be like this, a man
could get ahead, don’t you be lazy girl, cause the world’s
half gone crazy girl”

(CHORUS)
Grandpa would spit
he might do more than spit
if he knew gas costs $4 bucks a gallon
Grandpa might take that car salesman out back
who asked for 20 Grand
and the bank taking back houses and repossessing land
would send Gramps out lookin’ for some necks to ring
and I know he would wanna go back to a time
when Crazy was King,

(VERSE)
That first apartment in the city
momma helped me pick furniture out
“ridiculous rent, she mumbled shocked and scratched her head”
you’re living high on the hog for someone starting out
then she turned to me and said,

“young lady, it never used to be like this, a person
could get ahead, don’t you be lazy girl, cause the world’s
half gone crazy girl”

(CHORUS)
Mamma would spit
heck she might do more than spit
if she knew apartments can rent now for $1500 Bucks
Crap that’s what grandpa’s Chevy cost!
and she never saw $4 Bucks a gallon
and the bank taking back houses and repossessing land
would send Momma lookin’ for more necks to ring
I know she’d wanna go back
to when Crazy was King,

(VERSE)
Went shopping with my son for his $50 dollar sneakers
I said boy, you really need a good job, cause this is
some mighty expensive rubber you’re puttin’ on your feet,
and you don’t like things cheap, and turned to him and said,

“young man, it never used to be like this, a person could get
ahead, don’t you be lazy boy, cause the world’s half gone crazy boy,

(CHORUS)
He said, “Momma you would spit
these are the cheapest shoes
not the expensive brand!”
and you see that strip mall over there,
someday I’m gonna buy that piece of land
and that’s no joke,
and yes Momma the price would make you choke!

Can someone take me back
to when grandpa bought that house
I wanna drive in that Chevy
swim for nothing in that Levy

cause I want to be queen again
When Crazy was King!

By Barbara Tremblay Cipak
Song Lyrics about inflation, and the changing generations

The Story of Love Gone Wrong

(VERSE 1)
This is the story of love gone wrong
A lover’s lament This couple’s dreaded song…
She walked through the door
Her foot hit the floor,
said, “I can’t take no more, I’m GONE!”
Every apple and orange doesn’t get along
listen to the tale written in this song

(CHORUS)
He drank He lied He womanized
His pants were really oversized
She said my love is dead inside…
She didn’t even patronize
looked him straight between the eyes
said kiss my heart shaped a** goodbye
then turfed him on his levis…
now he’s hangin’ with his barflies

(VERSE 2)
She’s not missin him, not one little hair,
Her house isn’t empty,
he was never REALLY there!
The only thing she’s missing
“13 cases of beer”
Did he love her once?
She’ll never ask again,
It’s irrelevant when
He won’t change or make amends

(CHORUS)
He drank He lied He womanized
His pants were really oversized
She said my love is dead inside…
She didn’t even patronize
looked him straight between the eyes
said kiss my heart shaped a** goodbye
then turfed him on his levis…
now he’s hangin’ with his barflies,
to this day drinkin’ he denies!

(VERSE 3 & CHORUS END)
Safe to say, she’s better today,
She lives in her quiet ways.
Been dating a few
All things feel new
and fortunately
she hasn’t met one quite like…
“You Know Who” …
Who drank Who lied Who womanized
Who’s pants were always oversized!
Who was really good at telling lies,
Now her butt no longer says goodbye…
So long to him in this farewell song
A kiss bah-bye to love gone wrong..

By Barbara Tremblay Cipak, Copyrighted

Song Lyrics for a Country Song - Actually, written as fiction in that I can’t say I personally know anyone who has gone through this, thank goodness. Of course people have though, so this is dedicated to those have endured, or are enduring, a similar tale.