Featured song lyrics "Mae"

Today’s “featured” song lyrics are what I call challenge lyrics. When I first became friends with my music partner, Tama, in high school, she told me my lyrics where too sad or too gooey. She did not believe in pulling punches! She “challenged” me to write a happy, upbeat song and/or lyrics. She often gave me challenges on something to write and you’ll see some of those later. Since she passed away in 2009 and isn’t here to challenge me, I have kept that tradition going by challenging myself. If I’m feeling down I’ll write my sad poem/lyrics, but then I challenge myself to write something fun or happy. After hearing the comical song “Champagne Taste (on a beer budget)” by Home Free, written by Tim Foust, I challenged myself to write a comical song in a similar style. This one was not easy, as it’s from a male point of view. I started it back in October of 2014 and just recently finished it to my satisfaction (after several updates). So without further delay, here is "Mae"

Mae

I been sitting at the bar since 5 o’clock, my boss said he thought he was talking to a rock

My girl just left with my very best friend, a truck with a hemi and tools falling out the back end

We had a great family of two small dogs, one named Butch and the other called Frog

But the light of my life sat in the driveway, it was a dark blue truck and her name was Mae.

(chorus)

You can take a man’s pride, you can take his cash

You can make him feel low and put him out with the trash

But don’t take a man’s truck, or throw away his tools

Cause he’ll sit at the bar, and drink like a fool!

My girl said I didn’t make her feel special, and often thought I was a bit of a devil

Said I drink too much beer, watch too many games, and then didn’t even remember her name.

But of all the things that made her grumble, when I talked about my truck, she went postal.

Everything was gone when I woke one day, the furniture, the TV, but mainly Mae

(chorus)

You can take a man’s pride, you can take his cash

You can make him feel low and put him out with the trash

But don’t take a man’s truck, or throw away his tools

Cause he’ll sit at the bar, and drink like a fool!

I ran out the door and what do I see, my girl driving off and my tools flying free

My boss picked me up and took me to work, but thinking about Mae made me berserk

My truck is gone, I’m trying not to bawl and this beer ain’t doing any good at all

Treat your girl right, so she won’t split and she won’t take your truck and leave you with…..zip

Lyrics by Michelle Gallardo

February 2, 2015, updated March 3, 2015