Cars, trains n' planes

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The last in the series of CW songs examining the diversity of the genre, Finishing on one in the Classic style to round it all off. Thank you for your comments and I hope it has been illustrative and instructive. Sid

[intro]

[verse 1]

You left me holdin the baby, now he's nearly four.

Had your fun, 'til I got the news, left me and the key.

Got the first train outta town, feet didn't touch the floor.

Cars trains n' planes, can't bring you back to me.

[verse 2]

God was lookin' down, when I bought the lottery card,

Fifty thousand dollars, what I could do with that.

You never sent a dime, when things for us were hard,

held down two jobs, no call to pass around the hat.

[chorus]

You're gone, you're gone, you're yesterday's news,

heard about my little win, whad'ya got to lose.

D'ya think I'm stupid, lost my mind completely,

Cars trains n' planes, can't bring you back to me.

[verse 3]

You knew you'd not be welcome, so you called ahead.

Plannin' to lay the groundwork, for your big return.

Said things were different, an' maybe we should wed,

I told him, it was too late, I'd watched those bridges burn.

[chorus]

You're gone, you're gone, you're yesterday's news,

heard about my little win, whad'ya got to lose.

D'ya think I'm stupid, lost my mind completely,

Cars trains n' planes, can't bring you back to me.

[bridge]

Since that fateful day, my luck had turned around,

whatever I touched, it just changed to gold.

I met a decent man, who swept me off my feet,

been a long time since, I never woke up feeling old.

[chorus]

You're gone, you're gone, you're yesterday's news,

heard about my little win, whad'ya got to lose.

D'ya think I'm stupid, lost my mind completely,

Cars trains n' planes, can't bring you back to me.

[outro]

Cars trains n' planes, can't bring you back to me.

Cars trains n' planes, can't bring you back to me.

Can't bring you back to me.

[Fade to End]

Comments

  • This one doesn't speak to me as much, but I think that's just a personal reaction. I do think there will be people who enjoy it.

    You might consider "won't bring you back to me" rather than "can't" (if you haven't already!!)

  • sidshovel
    sidshovel merseyside

    I left this one till last because to me it represents the Classic approach to CW, i.e. more formulaic rather than from the heart. Like following a recipe for a sponge cake and getting "a sponge cake"!

    Correct with the won't/can't

    Sid

  • MoraAmaroLaLoba
    MoraAmaroLaLoba Madrid (Spain)

    It's a beautiful song, a movie, I loved the softness of the arrangement highlighting the voice and its story.@sidshovel

  • WelshSteve
    WelshSteve North Wales

    Great storytelling

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