| REAL written by Jimmy Melton & Neal Coty FIVE HUNDRED CHANNELS AND THERE AIN'T MUCH ON TONIGHT BUT REALITY SHOWS ABOUT SOME FOLKS SO CALLED LIVES A PRETTY GIRL CRIES 'CAUSE SHE DON'T GET A ROSE BUT SHE'LL FIND LOVE NEXT YEAR ON HER OWN SHOW AND THEY CALL THAT REAL... REAL IS A HAND YOU HOLD 57 YEARS REAL IS A BAND OF GOLD TREMBLING WITH FEAR IT'S THE FIRST LONG TEAR DOWN AN OLD MAN'S FACE WATCHING HIS ANGEL SLIPPING AWAY HIS HEART'S SO BROKE IT'S NEVER GONNA HEAL I'D CALL THAT REAL WHERE I LIVE HOUSEWIVES DON'T ACT LIKE THAT AND THE SURVIVORS ARE FARMERS IN JOHN DEERE HATS OUR AMAZING RACE IS BEATING THE CHECK PRAYING THAT THE BANK AIN'T RAN IT THROUGH YET REAL... LIKE TOO MUCH RAIN FALLIN' FROM THE SKY REAL LIKE THE DROUGHT THAT CAME AROUND HERE LAST JULY IT'S THE DAMN BOLL WEEVILS AND THE MARKET AND THE WEEDS THE PRAYER THEY PRAY WHEN THEY PLANT THE SEEDS AND THE CHANCE THEY TAKE TO BRING US OUR NEXT MEAL ...I CALL THAT REAL REAL... LIKE A JOB YOU LOSE 'CAUSE IT MOVES TO MEXICO ... LIKE A MAMA AND A BABY WITH NO SAFE PLACE TO GO ... LIKE A LITTLE DREAM HOUSE WITH A BIG OL'FORECLOSED SIGN ... LIKE A FLAG DRAPED COFFIN AND A 21 GUN GOODBYE I'D CALL THAT REAL MAN, I'D CALL THAT REAL Available at iTunes itunes.apple.com |
