DOOMED
MrBill D.
Genre: Jazz/jazz/pop
Tempo: mid
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Backstory:
Sometimes I wonder...
Could be written in 3rd person...
2010 Honorable mention SongDoor
Lyrics:
DOOMED
(C) BILL DAKE (ASCAP)
AM I DOOMED?
DOOMED TO BE SQUARE
WENT TO THE COOLEST SCHOOLS
TO LEARN THE RULES
BUT IT'S BEEN GETTIN' ME NOWHERE
AM I CONDEMNED
TO LIVE A LIFE OF "JUST FAIR"
THOUGH I'VE HUNG WITH THOSE
OTHER CATS
WHO KNEW WHERE IT'S AT
STILL, I COULDN'T GET THERE
SOME PEOPLE GET IT RIGHT
THE FIRST TIME
I NEVER SEE THE LIGHT 'TILL
EVERYONE'S LEAVIN'
AND I'M BARELY BREATHIN'
AM I DOOMED?
SOMETIMES I FEEL LOST
DOUBLECROSSED
CONSUMED WITH THE DOUBT
THAT THIS LIFE WILL WORK OUT
AS PLANNED
JAMMED
IN A RUT THAT'S SO DEEP
I LOOK UP, I SEE FEET
IS THERE A TONIC
SOME MAGIC BREW
OR MAYBE A PILL
THAT CAN HELP ME BREAK THROUGH
THIS FOG I'VE BEEN IN
FOR SO LONG, TOO LONG
SOME PEOPLE GET IT RIGHT
THE FIRST TIME
I NEVER SEE THE LIGHT 'TILL
EVERYONE'S LEAVIN'
AND I'M BARELY BREATHIN'
AM I DOOMED?
GOTTA FIND A WAY
TO REVERSE THIS TREND
OR I'M
DOOMED