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{Waal, herewegoooo...New Week...Gotta get over a Cold..heal-up all the nicks & gashes from moving-outta the Pink Place/Bangin' $800-wortha Steel Shelving into shape.,.,(We'll be spendin' another $1K on more of 'em this week..arrghhh!!!) And then, there's the Personal Fence-Mending...that needs mindin'...too..}
My Whole Life's Been Filled with Blues
But I'll Sure Make It Up to You
When I'm
UP-TO-SPEED...UP-TO-SPEED
I've Made Mistakes My Whole Life Long
But This One Love Should Sure Run Strong
When I'm
UP-TO-SPEED...UP-TO-SPEED
(MOD UP)
& I'll Apologize Until I'm Blind
So Please Be Gentle, Please Be Kind
'Til I'm
UP-TO-SPEED...
I'm Just a Man & Nothing-More
But I'll Work Harder, That's For-Sure
When I'm
UP-TO-SPEED..All UP-TO-SPEED
& Your Forgiveness is All It Takes
To Wipe-Away My Worst Mistakes
& Get
UP-TO-SPEED..UP-TO-SPEED
(BRIDGE)
Darlin', Life's Sure Slowed Me Down
You're the Only Thing keeps Me Hangin'-On
I'm Crawlin'-in-Circles
Goin' Nowhere-Fast
& My Heart's Buried in The Past...
But One Kiss From You..I'll Step On The Gas
& Get
UP-TO-SPEED...Sure Wanna Get..UP-TO-SPEED
I'm Just a Man & Nothing More
But I'll Work Harder, That's For Sure
When I'm
UP-TO-SPEED..UP-To-SPEED
& Your Forgiveness is All It Takes
To Wipe Away My Worst Mistakes
& Get
UP-TO-SPEED...
(TAG)
Please Help Me to Get
UP-TO-SPEED---
(C) 2013 by Stan Good, BMI
All Rights Reserved.
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Hi Stan,
Awwww....this has some sad images! Apologizing until he's blind, crawling in circles! Makes us feel like she's kicking a puppy dog! (Oh, but you've covered that angle before in your dog songs!)
Lisa
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HiDee Mz M-D!!!
Yep, sure been a LOTTA Spanielman Moments of-Late... ;-)>
Many's the day I feel VERY Peter Seller-esque, and here comes Kato with an Unexpected "HI-YUH"... (Inspector Clousseau's got Nuthin' on Me...lemmie tellYa...)
Fortunately, La Femme's en-route to Switz once-again March 20th...&...I'm a-countin' the days 'till I get over a week of peace & quiet... (All the time, while moving stuff out like a Bandito..in prep for the April 15th Closing on the Pink Place.)
She SHOULD be real happy when the house sells-off...she's never liked it much. (I'd be happy with a Tent...far less maintenance, and property taxes eat us alive here these days.)
Movin'-Out is great Fun...Many a "Discovery" hidden in closets here..heh. Until I put a scratch or dent in the Sacred Sienna she bought about 4 months back... OOOO..Spanielman Time, 24/7 these days!!!
Thanks for Your Kind Visite, Good LadyChum!
Best Wishes, Big Hugs, a Wee FHS, & a "Woof!"
Stan
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Hey Stan I really enjoyed this. It's sentiment is something everyone with a partner can relate to.  One thing that struck me was the persona's over-dramatising his life a bit at the beginning, his life can't be filled with blues if he has had his lover in his life. But I know when people are down in the dumps (like he is), clarity is sometimes lacking. Anyway, really enjoyed the read! Rich
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Hey Stan,
You know me, Mr. Condensing! Tweaks below, keep or sweep I've Made Mistakes My Whole Life Long
(I know you need [color:#FF0000]long to rhyme with strong, but the thought would be "strong-er" without it--"I've made mistakes my whole life")[/color] But This One Love Should Sure Run StrongI'm Just a Man & Nothing-More But I'll Work Harder, That's For-Sure (I'm not a fan of tag-on lines..)
I usually start with a title or maybe a little rhyme or phrase. - Harlan Howard
Co-writing = Compromise!
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G'Mornin' Brother Rich, & Thanks for Commenting here!
I've been married 42 Years to a Fine French-Swiss Lady who either Loves Me..or Hates Me...with very little Middle-Ground. (At least things Thaw-a-Bit..in 3 or so Days...) (3's The Record for The Silent Treatment...but for the last 40-some Years, we've had a French Empire Jeweller's Regulator..worth about $7K..that I'd bought over Her Dead Body...for $240.)
We're both "First-Born Kids"...which is like marrying Gasoline & Matches...
But..it never gets Too-Dull around here...heh!
Thanks again for Your Kind Visit & Insight, Amigo!
Best Wishes & a Big Guy-Hug,
Stan
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HiDee MeisterMan!!!
Hmm...Waal, I wuz havin' some fun there with Alliteration...
L's on the First Line...S's on the Second...
As for the Taq-On...I think a Guy talkin' to a Skeptical Gal Listener kinda NEEDS it...for Further Assurance...that he's Sincere.
I've often kidded that for some folks, a glass is "Half-Empty", others "Half-Full", & for La Femme it's "Where's The Crack in it?"
I DO Appreciate Your Fine Feedback, Amigo...and WILL ponder better Lines..throughout..before it ever gets demoed.
Back to my fun-filled day of coughin' & moving things...heh! I'm ahead of schedule...but stayin' thataways ain't easy!
Best Wishes & a Big Guy-Hug,
Stan
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Hey Stan,
Just re-read your lyric and noticed something I missed on the first read:
& I'll Apologize Until I'm Blind
I don't understand how blindness ties in with apology...?
I usually start with a title or maybe a little rhyme or phrase. - Harlan Howard
Co-writing = Compromise!
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It's based on Real-Life, Meister-Migo:
When Your Loved-One points-out "You did This and This and This" you've gotta point-out "Yeah, but that was because of This and This and That"...until you're Blue-in-the-Face. The more nit-picky-Details ya answer-TO, the harder it is to SEE if there's any Real Solution to the Original PROBLEM. JMO, of course.
I honestly think there are a LOT of women out there who'd rather be "Right" than Happy...but...so be it.
Me? Here's an Honest Apology. I've Screwed-Up. I'm Human. Get Over It...or...Here's a Nice Sad Song...& G'Bye!!!
Life's Wayy Too-Short to spend all your time Apologizing. JMO!
Thanks for the insight...Always-Appreciated, Amigo!
Best Wishes & a Big Guy-Hug,
Stan
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Hey Stan
A fine lyric and I personally don't find it overly sentimental,just a good read.
Cheers
Joe
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HiYa Bro UK!!!
Waal, My Apologies were Accepted, so I AM Up-To-Speed.
Was a pretty Busy Week at the Clock Shop..& all seems Well-Enough with the House Sale...so...Things couldn't be better at the moment. (So..I penned a Nice One I'll post as soon as I've refilled my glass with some nice chilled Chardonnay..heh!)
Thanks for Your Kind Visit & Words Bro..Good t'see Ya back!!!
Best Wishes & a Big Guy-Hug,
Stan
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HiYa Bro UK!!!
Waal, My Apologies were Accepted, so I AM Up-To-Speed.
Was a pretty Busy Week at the Clock Shop..& all seems Well-Enough with the House Sale...so...Things couldn't be better at the moment. (So..I penned a Nice One I'll post as soon as I've refilled my glass with some nice chilled Chardonnay..heh!)
Thanks for Your Kind Visit & Words Bro..Good t'see Ya back!!!
Best Wishes & a Big Guy-Hug,
Stan
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Hello Stan.
Funn how these lyrics come across to us individuals.
I saw it in a positive light where as the "singer" is saying, "I am just a man take me as I am" sort of thing,
I did not "see" this as a kick em when he is down song.
Great write none the less and one I can relate to.
douglas
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