Took Me For A Ride
by @grayland
Liner Notes
#americana #blues
Happy Valentine's day!! Don't get taken for a ride!!
Note: I had posted this one earlier, but in an apparent lapse of intelligence, I accidentally deleted it that same day as I was trying to update the MP3..
Lyrics
Took Me For A Ride.
by Gary Ray Knowland
I'm a man... yeah yeah
And I used to have my pride
But she took me...
Lord, she took me for a ride oh.. yeah
I fell so hard...
I simply could not see
Baby baby...
You really took it all from me
I've been running round in circles
I've been living in a dream
It's time I stopped myself from drowning
Re-gain my self-esteem
Take back my self-esteem
Been so long....yeah yeah
Since I've said whats on my mind
Yeah she took me...
Lord, she took me for a ride oh .yeah
I tried so hard... mmm hmm
I thought I played it all so cool
I was blind....
And she played me for fool
I've been running round in circles
I've been living in a dream
It's time I stopped myself from drowning
Re-gain my self-esteem
Take back my self-esteem
Yeah she took me...
Took me for a ride oh..yeah
Yeah she took me...
Lord, she took me for a ride
Oh she took me...
Oh she took me for a ride oh....oh ooo
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The lyrics are a perfect blend of chagrined reflection ("shame on me") and resolved accusation ("shame on you"). The way you follow up that first "take back my self esteem" line with the mean sax interlude conjures up an image (for me) of a guy saying "Screw you. Watch me play the heck outta this here sax!"
Production is polished to perfection. I don't know how you do it.
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just what I needed a lighthearted happy sounding sad lyrics country song! :)
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This is way too good for some ordinary guy from Ohio to create in his home studio! No one listening could possibly believe that! But I do because I KNOW Gary Knowland! And this dude has ALWAYS had it going on! He has NEVER been an ordinary guy! He has absolutely ROCKED pretty much anything and everything he set his mind to!
Awesome work here, Gary! This is how it's done my brother from another mother!