What We Can't Have
Lyrics
It’s a small crowd here again tonight I’m playing these old songs I write Nobody’s listening But a rich guy in the corner boothfull lyrics...
It’s a small crowd here again tonight I’m playing these old songs I write Nobody’s listening But a rich guy in the corner boothfull lyrics...
Features Of This Song
country rock leaningsa subtle use of vocal harmony
extensive vamping
mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation
major key tonality
a dynamic male vocalist
slide/pedal steel guitars
acoustic rhythm guitars
subtle use of acoustic piano
These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this song by the Music Genome Project.
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King Of Nothing
2000
He’s probably half my age Make you happy, make you sad Baby ain’t it crazy, baby ain’t it crazy Made enough money I’m tired of selling wine and beer Make you happy, make you sad We all want what we can’t have But I come back here And I thought to myself I’ve got two kids and a wife Ain’t it crazy, we all want what we can’t have Nobody’s listening It’s enough to drive you mad It’s enough to drive you mad He said, ”If I could have just one thing Baby ain’t it crazy, we all want what we can’t have "No wife no kids no place to be But a rich guy in the corner booth I would play guitar and sing Make you happy, make you sad Ain’t it crazy, we all want what we can’t have It’s enough to drive you mad It’s a small crowd here again tonight Businessman sits at the bar Order what I like and dress real smooth Ooh, na, na, na, na, na And then I’d never really feel alone” I’d sure love something nine to five" You sure you want to be like me We all want what we can’t have To get off work before two a.m. Songwriters: Brad Warren, Brett Warren We all want what we can’t have It feels like I have been here all my life” Lights up the end of a cigar And then the rich guy he comes up to me Ain’t it crazy, we all want what we can’t have Ain’t it crazy, we all want what we can’t have Thank God for this old guitar I love this new guy sitting in I’m playing these old songs I write Make you happy, make you sad We all want what we can’t have But you know me, I’d like to stick around” It’s enough to drive you mad To leave this little stage Picks up the tip jar and drops a twenty And says, ”Bartender, pour me one more Crown” And I think I’d like to be just like him Publisher: SONY/ATV SONGS D/B/A TREE PUBG CO And says, ”That last song it really hit home” He says, ”I should be getting home tonight We all want what we can’t have And Bartender says ”If I were you, I’d get out of here Every now and then I wrote a song for a country star


