Miraquill
I’m Not Here to Get Drunk
I just had to see you again, babe
You’re the girl who gets me the most
And I’m not that wanderin’ soldier
Who gets the girl then decides to ghost
I don’t wanna move on from you
like all the other guys will do
Or get another girl to hump my junk
I’m here for only one reason
But I’m not here to get drunk
©mkgraylyricist
#needsmusic
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matthewkennethgray
161w
Sell a Song
When I sell a song
When someone loves it enough to cut
When an artist listens to that darn thing
And decides to just go with his or her gut
I’m gonna holler and hoot
And take my family out to celebrate
It’ll be one of the best days of my life
When I…. Sell a song
When it’s on the radio
And a hit on Amazon, iTunes ‘n Spotify
I’ll be happier than my dog at any beach
There’ll be tears coming from my eyes
I’m gonna be so grateful
I’ll thank my Mother and my Dad
I”ll thank everyone who supported me
Especially my daughters and loving wife
When I…. Sell a song
I’ll have everything I ever wanted
Validation for doing what I felt was right
Every time I’d work on something new
Even if it was during a great date night
I’ve got scraps of paper with random titles
And tons of lyrics I’ve written in my trunk
So if one of them hits the big time
I’ll know my ship is sailing, not sunk
And then I’ll keep writing more
I’ll work hard in the writing rooms
I’ll bring all my best ideas to the table
I’ll be as honest as a songwriter can be
When I sell a song,
then I’ll know deep in my heart and soul
I’ll know the industry likes that song & me
When I sell a song, I’ll feel loved & free
When I sell a song, I’ll feel loved & free
when I….
when I….
Sell a song
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matthewkennethgray
162w
She's Every Little Vice of Mine
She's beers on Wednesdays with my buddies at the bar
She's Willie's Roadhouse turned up loud in my car
She's a Howard Stern open & offensive memoir
She's a big ol' bottle of cheap supermarket wine
She's a Powerball ticket I got with change from a jar
She's a box of those tasty Cuban made cigars
She's that impulse buy of an old Martin guitar
Oh, she's every little vice of mine...
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matthewkennethgray
163w
Luck
That night we hugged and I looked in her eyes
She was beaming like when I won her that prize
She said she was sorry for how she treated me
She just felt like we were better as like family
But then she switched and kissed my lips
As we sat on the bed of my Silverado truck
Suddenly I had that girl and a lifetime of luck
Suddenly I had that girl and a lifetime of luck
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- davic_de_psalmist That's a dope one which is a result of eloquent writing, you should check what I've got too
matthewkennethgray
164w
If We Had To Say Goodbye
When we're at the movies
And I look over to you in the soft light
So many memories fill my mind
As you hold my hand so tight
But me being me, I get fearful
Like an awkward boy in junior high
I think about what would happen
If we had to say goodbye
It would be so awful
They'd have to drag me out of bed
Things I like would bore me
I'd be longing for you instead
I know I'd be more than a mess
Even when wearing black tie
Something just wouldn't feel right
And I'd just call it a night
So when you seeing me look at you
And there's a sad look in my eye
Know that I'm quietly praying inside
That we'll never have to say goodbye
Know that I'm quietly praying inside
That we'll never have to say goodbye
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matthewkennethgray
165w
Harmless
I thought you'd be harmless
I thought you'd be like a Sunday Morning
I thought you'd be like a kiss from a baby
I thought you'd be good for my heart
I thought you'd be honest
I was trusting and unafraid
I thought you'd be harmless
Like a Fourth of July parade
There were so many plans I made
Cause I thought you were harmless
And you'd be harmless to me
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matthewkennethgray
168w
If I Only Had a Truck
I’ve got my T-Shirt, it’s whiter than I’ll ever be
I’ve got my worn out boots just customized for me
I’ve got my work-worn jeans from my ten hour days
And my ol’ baseball hat promoting Chevrolets
Chorus 1:
And if I only had a truck
I might have someone holding me tight
like that girl I’ve known since grade school
who wasn’t impressed by my BMX bike
We’d go muddin’ out in the cornfields
and have sweet kisses out by the lake
I’d have it all, the girl and good luck
If I, If I, If I only had a truck
I was raised right, got myself mostly A’s & B’s
At the General Store I’d hear ’em shoot the breeze
Wanted to be like them – all those hardworkin’ men
Not like my beachgoing friends who’d go hang ten
Bridge:
Instead I learned how to work on cars
but I didn’t get to labor on a farm
And I took up pitchin’ in High School
but Senior year I blew out my arm
Chorus 2:
And if I only had a truck
Things would have worked out differently
When someone needed help movin’ stuff
They’d always call & count on me
Now I’m just a mechanic at a Quick Lube
and every day on my lunch break
I try to figure out how I’m gonna get unstuck
Man, it wouldn’t suck,
if I, if I, if I… only had a truck
Instrumental break, then
Chorus 1:
If I only had a truck
I might have someone holding me tight
like that girl I’ve known since grade school
who wasn’t impressed by my BMX bike
We’d go muddin’ out in the cornfields
and have sweet kisses out by the lake
I’d have it all, the girl and good luck
If I, If I, If I only had a truck
If I, If I, If I only had a truck
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matthewkennethgray
169w
The Best Is Not Behind Me
I was born to a sweet Mother & Dad
They gave me all the love they had
They provided me with experiences
Some were good and some were bad
But the best is not behind me
I won the hearts of those in my life
And even have an adoring, loving wife
Who is there when I'm struggling
And I'm beat up, and oh, so sad
She says the best is not behind me
When I get to where I want
And life is the greatest it'll ever be
I'll know the best is not behind me
It's in heaven with my loved ones
for eternity
So when I'm fearless on my deathbed
You'll see me joyful, it's cause I'll be free
I''m looking forward to what comes after
I'm buried under that old magnolia tree
'cause I know the best is not behind me
No, the best is not behind me.
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matthewkennethgray
178w
You're My Hometown Now
You’re that summer sea breeze at the Boardwalk
That windy track the train takes down to the sea
And I know I’ll always cherish you, my dear
for all the memories you’re warmly givin’ me
Your beauty is washin’ over me every day
Like the waves did where I couldn’t stay
And I hope you never ever, ever, ever doubt
You’re my hometown now
My sweet love, you’re my hometown now
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matthewkennethgray
179w
I Believe Her Now
She told me she loved me before I moved on
And I think I believe her now
She said she didn’t want to live without me
And I think I believe her now
‘Cause she’s in a hospital bed
I keep thinkin’ ’bout what she said
It’s rattlin’ around in my head
And I think I believe her now
I believe
I believe
I believe
I think I believe her now
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matthewkennethgray
183w
I'm No Longer Nostalgic For You
I’m no longer thinkin’ of your kisses
Or your pretty little porcelain face
Or the way you would hold on to me
in the stands as we’d watch a NASCAR race
I’m no longer wonderin’ where you are
Now you’ve found another good man
I’m no longer nostalgic for you, babe
I’m just lovin’ her the best I can
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matthewkennethgray
184w
Muddin' With Me
You seem like the kinda girl who’d like it
It’s fun slidin’ all around in my truck
I could take you out where I go fishin’
and huntin’ doves, quail n’ duck
I know there’s a rebel in you in there
C’mon baby, give it a shot
I really like you a whole lot
It’s the best time you’ll have for free
Girl, please come muddin’ with me
Girl, please come muddin’ with me
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matthewkennethgray
185w
That's Watsonville
It may be just a place like all the others to some
Those who don’t know the stories from its past
But to the lucky ones who lived there all their lives
They’ve made memories that will forever last
So if I seem a little homesick you are very right
I’m remembering the good times and always will
In all the places I have ever been
I always long to come home again
To the town I love so much, that’s Watsonville
To the town I love so much, that’s Watsonville
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matthewkennethgray
185w
The Regular
What was it like in the old days here old man?
They ask me and I always answer honestly
It was not like it is now – it was much better
It’s where I wish I was stuck for eternity
The people were much friendlier and open
It was so much fun, everyone had so much class
We all respected the older Gentlemen and Ladies
And we’d go have breakfast after Sunday Mass
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matthewkennethgray
186w
Home Cooked Chow
We’ve been out on that road
for what it seems like, years
Singin’ songs for all you people
Makin’ you laugh and cry tears
We’ve seen a lot of blacktops
and highways across this great land
But there’s been something missin’
to myself and this here band
Home cooked chow
Is what we’ve been dreamin’ about
for breakfast lunch ‘n dinner
We’re tired of all the takeout
We’ve gotta tour to make that money
But we’ve gotta get back somehow
to our homes in the dirty South
'n munch down on home cooked chow
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matthewkennethgray
187w
There Went That Plan
We gave it our best effort, all that we had
Instead of workin’, it turned out so bad
I look at our pictures, and I don’t understand
There goes that woman, there went that plan
There went that plan, there goes that girl
There goes my hope for a happier world
There goes our future, the one I dreamed of
There went that plan, I sure wish it was love
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Ghost #lyrics #unfinished
Writing you a love song
at the foot of the stairs,
words full of mad reasons
and beautiful prayers.
Provoking the infinite
young hearts grew weak,
I grow colder inside,
as I can't hear you speak.
Holding onto my dreams
I remember,
how cold the wind and
the chill when I left there.
I'm not the best at words
but do you feel this kiss.
Takes us to other worlds,
pounding hearts and beats miss.
Can you give your soul to me,
I am lost but not naive.
Can you love what you
don't see, Endlessly
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matthewkennethgray
188w
All The World's a Cliche'
All the world’s a cliché
No one’s above the law
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
When you’re drowning, grab a straw
Finder’s keepers, loser’s weepers
We learn best as we play
The world may be earth and water
But in my mind, it’s a fun cliché
All the world’s one big fat cliché
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matthewkennethgray
189w
It All Turns Out For The Best
Say goodbye to the bad times
Say goodbye to the pain
Say goodbye to the heartache
Say goodbye to the rain
Say goodbye to sleepless nights
Say goodbye to what you feel
Say goodbye to sadness
And what you know to be real
Because something’s coming soon
You’ll know it when it’s there
It’ll shake you from your nest
It all turns out for the best
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matthewkennethgray
189w
Kid With a Dream
Tommy’s out there early in the morning
Shootin’ buckets into a worn out hoop and net
His Pop put it up when he was ten years old
It doesn’t even look like he’s breakin’ a sweat
His free throws glide into the basket,
every single one
And this kid with a dream,
he’s just havin’ his fun
He’s got it all, the ambition
and the work ethic down
He could end up at Illinois State
Purdue or Georgetown
His whole future stands before him
He’s the star player of the area’s
Number one High School team
The kid with a dream
©matthewkennethgray
