Do-gooder lyric:"Standin' On The Sidelines"
Oren Webster
"G. Gardner" <st...@netcom.cagg>wrote:
<about the lyric he was presenting for the
rmms 2nd annual do-gooder contest, One for
MUSIC writing for submitted lyrics..>
gg>Don't know if this offering qualifies exactly under the rules of
gg>competition set out in Oren's posting
If "It's Kathy, I'm Lost" fits the do-gooder
category, Sidelines" does too, I reckon.
BTW, the instant I saw "Standin' On The Sidelines",
I said "watching all the girls go by".
gg>- but it most certainly is
gg>unpublished -( just finished it tonight) - and it does need some
gg>music -( haven't even attempted to play with any melodic or rythymic
gg>structure yet). So here's some bare bones lyrics looking for music
gg>and critique ( more in need of critique than music , IMO).
gg>Looking forward to everyone's efforts on this challenge.
Well, one of the conditions paragraphs said
that the composer would/should be allowed to
diddle with the lyrics!
BTW, are you likely to come up with music of
your own on any lyrics tht come up in the
contest?
gg>Glenn Gardner <steed(Maps_on)@netcom.ca>
gg>STANDING ON THE SIDELINES
gg>by Glenn Gardner ©1998
gg>V1
gg>I'm standin' on the sidelines
gg>With an empty heart
gg>On the sidelines with an empty heart
gg>That bears a heavy load.
gg>I'm lookin' for a signal
gg>From you lookin' back at me
gg>I'm standin' on the sidelines
gg>In the middle of the road
gg>Chorus
gg>Vacant stare that's full of questions
gg>Empty heart that bears a load
gg>Standin' on the sidelines
gg>In the middle of the road.
gg>V2
gg>I think I'm going somewhere
gg>But I don't remember why
gg>Won't you help me get there , brother ?
gg>Don't you have some change to spare ?
gg>I'm needin' just a hand up
gg>Just a quick touch from you, brother
gg>Just please help me get away from here
gg>I really don't know where.
gg>Repeat Chorus
gg>Bridge
gg>Just a quick touch - I don't bite -
gg>Just a quick touch -don't decline-
gg>I'll let you get back to your journey
gg>And I'll get back to mine.
gg>Repeat Chorus and fade repeating last 2 lines
gg>
gg>
Oren
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G. Gardner
using the nouveau choix - "METHOD WRITING"- where I wrote from the
perspective of the panhandlers I encounter so often in the city.
Don't know if this offering qualifies exactly under the rules of
unpublished -( just finished it tonight) - and it does need some
STANDING ON THE SIDELINES
by Glenn Gardner ©1998
V1
I'm standin' on the sidelines
With an empty heart
On the sidelines with an empty heart
That bears a heavy load.
I'm lookin' for a signal
From you lookin' back at me
I'm standin' on the sidelines
In the middle of the road
Chorus
Vacant stare that's full of questions
Empty heart that bears a load
Standin' on the sidelines
In the middle of the road.
V2
I think I'm going somewhere
But I don't remember why
Won't you help me get there , brother ?
Don't you have some change to spare ?
I'm needin' just a hand up
Just a quick touch from you, brother
Just please help me get away from here
I really don't know where.
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
Just a quick touch - I don't bite -
Just a quick touch -don't decline-
I'll let you get back to your journey
And I'll get back to mine.
G. Gardner
Oren Webster <Thnk...@concentric.net> wrote in article
<JgbebCSX...@concentric.net>...
> BTW, are you likely to come up with music of
> your own on any lyrics tht come up in the
> contest?
The possibility exists , but the probability is low - I'm in the
middle of my busiest season in my day job , with time at a premium
'til winter sets in- I do plan to keep an eye on the lyrics presented
for music and will likely get "hooked" on some that will get me
doodlin' on an instrument.
I'll keep an eye out for details re tapes etc.-
GG.