Jim Colyer Songs
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| TOUGH TOWN | TOUGH TOWN
This is Nashville
If you ain't tough You will be Or you don't have a prayer This is Nashville They roll in here From everywhere This old town don't care It's a Tough Town It's seen it all You'll go home If you don't have money Tough Town We can all sing We can all play Got our own songs, son (honey) Think your songs are good They all think that And that's why They leave good jobs behind Leave their girl friends Leave their boy friends They have no clue 'Bout the hell they'll find It's a Tough Town It's seen it all You'll go home If you don't have money Tough Town We can all sing We can all play Got our own songs, son (honey) Bridge: There's room at the top For only a few I'd bet my last dollar It ain't you guitar This is Nashville They roll in here From everywhere This old town don't care It's a Tough Town It's seen it all You'll go home If you don't have money Tough Town We can all sing We can all play Got our own songs, son (honey) Jim Colyer ascap |
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| TOUGH TOWN 2 | TOUGH TOWN 2
I pulled into Nashville
In seventy-five Don't know how I've stayed alive This town's beaten me To a pulp Ignored my pain My cries for help Tough Town Nashville, Tennessee It's made a fool A fool of me Tough Town Music City Knows no mercy Knows no pity Went through a divorce Five months of hell I had to put My house up for sale I've been fired From every job I had This town's evil This town's bad Tough Town Nashville, Tennessee It's made a fool A fool of me Tough Town Music City Knows no mercy Knows no pity I blame it all On Music Row The music business Has laid me low Tough Town Nashville, Tennessee It's made a fool A fool of me Tough Town Music City Knows no mercy Knows no pity Colyer Bushmeyer Music ascap |
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| TO USE NUKES | TO USE NUKES
To use nukes
Or not to use nukes That is the question To suffer the attacks Of Islamic terrorists Or to take arms against A sea of towelheads And by doing so Vaporize them And by vaporizing I mean to risk A nuclear winter Polluting the atmosphere Killing all vegetation Wasting the planet Ay, there's the rub |
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| TRADITION | TRADITION
I love turkey
On Thanksgiving You know I believe In clean living And I love Jesus I celebrate Christmas You know I believe In Tradition I go country Down in Nashville The music tells me How I feel George and Tammy Old Merle Haggard Johnny Cash It's Tradition I like to dance Get on the floor Do the 2-step Like before We hide eggs Every Easter Watching the kids Find them easy And we love Jesus We celebrate Christmas You know we believe In Tradition Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TRAGEDY | TRAGEDY
You can pray
Go blue in the face All that prayer Will get you no place You can hope Pie in the sky In the end You're gonna die Tragedy Life's a Tragedy Like King Lear Shakespeare's play Starts out nice Ends up mean Romeo and Juliet Did their scene Population changes Every hundred years On a conveyor belt Living out fears Ain't no Jesus Up in the sky Now you know Go on and cry Cowardly Dane Has nothing on you Hamlet died You will too Tragedy Life's a Tragedy Like King Lear Shakespeare's play Starts out nice Ends up mean Romeo and Juliet Did their scene Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TRAILER BLUES | TRAILER BLUES
My wife lost her job
Cos she cussed out her boss It's no big deal Just another loss We're living in a trailer In the middle of Texas At least with no money We don't pay taxes Trailer Blues Got them Trailer Blues Our truck needs gas We need new shoes The cupboards bare We got no food Trailer Blues Got them Trailer Blues The night before last A tornado came through It missed our trailer By a mile or two Maybe that's a sign Our luck's gonna change It sure was exciting We needed the rain Trailer Blues Got them Trailer Blues Our truck needs gas We need new shoes The cupboards bare We got no food Trailer Blues Got them Trailer Blues A dollar earned Is a dollar saved My favorite singer Is Kacey Musgraves Trailer Blues Got them Trailer Blues Our truck needs gas We need new shoes The cupboards bare We got no food Trailer Blues Got them Trailer Blues Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TRAINED TO KILL | TRAINED TO KILL
Rifle range
Fort Knox Basic training Hard knocks Got drafted Against my will Too bad Trained To Kill Sergeant screaming Vietnam I'm thinking Atomic bomb Miss my girl Hardly feel Goodbye love Trained to kill Vietnam Calley's platoon Nothing matters Kill some gooks Lyndon sent me What a thrill Trained to hate Trained to kill Jim Colyer ascap |
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| TRANSITIONS | TRANSITIONS
Four years of college is a whole lot of knowledge when you don't care
Seven years of marriage is a long time together when you can't love And you're thinking of someone else And she's got you deep in her eyes One life of changes is a whole lot of freedom when you take it Forty years of working doesn't leave an awful lot for you to live for And you're looking for a different way And she's got you deep in her eyes There's one thing to do Go on and say goodbye It's just getting worse The more that you try It's just getting worse Go on, break the ties They're all lies Whatcha gonna do when you find the younger woman who needs an older man Whatcha gonna do when you find someone to run to, someone who understands And you're looking for a different way And she's got you deep in her eyes Deep deep deep deep deep in her eyes Deep deep deep deep no more lies Deep deep deep deep deep in her eyes Deep deep deep deep no more lies Jim Colyer |
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| TRAPPED IN MY OWN GENERATION | TRAPPED IN MY OWN GENERATION
I wanted a young female
Tried to get her for years It only brought me sorrow Frustration and tears Trapped In My Own Generation Like a prisoner in a cell Like a hamster in a cage Women put me through hell I know if I had money Or looked like a movie star Then I'd get a young one Still, we are who we are Trapped In My Own Generation Like a prisoner in a cell Like a hamster in a cage Women put me through hell I'd sure like Being young again I'd make it with A thousand women I'm just like cousin Larry I don't like women my age I'd rather go it alone It's getting late in the game Trapped In My Own Generation Like a prisoner in a cell Like a hamster in a cage Women put me through hell Trapped In My Own Generation Like a prisoner in a cell Like a hamster in a cage Women put me through hell Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TRAPPED IN MY OWN SONGS | TRAPPED IN MY OWN SONGS
Yes, I wrote them
They're my songs I was so inspired The inspiration's gone Time went by Everything changed They make no sense Ain't it strange! Now I'm Trapped In My Own Songs What was right now seems wrong I don't want people singing along I'm Trapped In My Own Songs I think of Chubby Checker Still doing the twist 71 years old He must be sick of it I think of Don McLean and his American Pie Yes, it's a classic He must wonder why Now I'm Trapped In My Own Songs What was right now seems wrong I don't want people singing along I'm Trapped In My Own Songs I know there's more to life than music I'm just not sure what it is Solo Chorus Jim Colyer ascap |
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| TRAPPED IN SONG STRUCTURE | TRAPPED IN SONG STRUCTURE
I speak in song titles
Melodies in my head I speak in song lyrics And it's so sad Verse chorus, verse chorus I make word pictures I'm a prisoner Trapped In Song Structure I can't make conversation Unless I'm at karaoke Or at a writers night People think I'm dopey It's AABA B being a bridge I'm in a straitjacket Trapped In Song Structure Thought I'd write some songs Probably get rich I'm poor as Job's turkey Ain't life a bitch! I think about music Every day and night Even dream about it Though my songs are trite Verse chorus, verse chorus I make word pictures I'm a prisoner Trapped In Song Structure jimcolyer.com |
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| TRAVELIN' BONE | TRAVELIN' BONE
Next stop is
Old Hong Kong My China doll Is Suzie Wong Like Ricky Nelson I'm a travelin' man I'll see the world While I can Got a Travelin' Bone Can't stay at home Carry-on is packed I'll be back Sooner or later Hopefully later Can't stay at home Got a Travelin' Bone Did Hawaii In 2003 Polynesian baby In love with me Did Alaska In 2006 My Eskimo is An Inuit Got a Travelin' Bone Can't stay at home Carry-on is packed I'll be back Sooner or later Hopefully later Can't stay at home Got a Travelin' Bone Got a sweet Fraulein In Frankfurt town A pretty senorita In Tijuana Got a Travelin' Bone Can't stay at home Carry-on is packed I'll be back Sooner or later Hopefully later Can't stay at home Got a Travelin' Bone jimcolyer.com |
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| TRAVEL LIGHT | TRAVEL LIGHT
Hong Kong
Athens, Greece Honolulu Stockholm, Sweden Shoulder bag Carry on Passport I'm gone Travel Light What I need Forget the rest Staying free Travel Light Doing well Pretty girl Hotel Sydney Iceland Bolivia Finland London town On the plane Master Card Rain in Spain Travel Light What I need Forget the rest Staying free Travel Light Doing well Pretty girl Hotel Ricky Nelson Nothing on me Travelin' man From Tennessee Travel Light What I need Forget the rest Staying free Travel Light Doing well Pretty girl Hotel Colyer Bushmeyer Music ascap |
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| TREAT HER AS I WOULD | TREAT HER AS I WOULD
Treat Her As I Would
Never be unkind Look after her like you should That girl used to be mine And when she finally leaves you Take it all in stride You'll tell someone what I've told you You're just along for the ride Treat Her As I Would It's your turn to love her now I won't try to steal her away from you I don't want her anyhow But I only want the best for her So I'm glad she came to you I once cared a lot, I had all she's got It was much too good to be true |
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| TROOPER | TROOPER
I won't give up
I won't give in I'll keep trying Til the end I won't quit I won't surrender I'm a champion I'm a Trooper I'm a Trooper Super Trooper Just like ABBA I'm a Trooper I'm a Trooper Super Trooper Just like ABBA I'm a Trooper Been knocked down A hundred times I still get up Keep on climbing Up the mountain Inches and feet I'm no loser Can't be beat I'll keep fighting Mo matter what This crazy town Made me tough I'm a Trooper Super Trooper Just like ABBA I'm a Trooper I'm a Trooper Super Trooper Just like ABBA I'm a Trooper Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TROUBLE | TROUBLE
She's trouble off the bat
She's trouble from the start She'll mess up your mind She'll break your heart She'll make you sweat She'll make you cry Find someone else Say goodbye She's Trouble Nothing but Trouble She's Trouble Double Trouble She's trouble in a skirt She's trouble in high heels She don't give a damn About the way you feel She'll take what you have She'll take what you give It's the only way she knows How to live She's Trouble Nothing but Trouble She's Trouble Double Trouble I bought her a car I bought her a truck She's out for herself She don't give a f... She's trouble off the bat She's trouble from the start She'll mess up your mind She'll break your heart She took my money Then hit the road She's dancing in Vegas In a casino She's Trouble Nothing but Trouble She's Trouble Double Trouble She's Trouble Nothing but Trouble She's Trouble Double Trouble jimcolyer.com |
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| TROUBLED MAN | TROUBLED MAN
He fought with teachers
When he was in school He couldn't follow Somebody's rules Discharged from the army For selling dope Returned from Iraq Without any hope He's a Troubled Man Got no job He learned how To steal and rob Troubled Man Got no wife Now he's running For his life He robbed a bank Then he shot a cop He made the news Too late to stop They're gonna get him They always do His life is over His life is through He's a Troubled Man Got no job He learned how To steal and rob Troubled Man Got no wife Now he's running For his life Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TROUBLES RUN FROM TRUTH | TROUBLES RUN FROM TRUTH
When I block you out
I don't see the light I'm in my own world It's eternal night When I open up The clouds disappear The truth comes in There's no more fear Troubles Run From Truth The truth sets me free Troubles Run From Truth From my honesty When I turn you off I'm in misery Deep in my thoughts My worst enemy When I touch your hand When I hold you near Then I feel alright The lies disappear Troubles Run From Truth The truth sets me free Troubles Run From Truth From my honesty Can't turn my back on love Can't ever be that cruel I'd live to regret it Can't be such a fool Troubles Run From Truth The truth sets me free Troubles Run From Truth From my honesty jimcolyer.com |
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| TROY | TROY
Cowardly Paris
What a scoundrel He stole Helen From the Greeks Started a war A thousand ships Being launched On the Aegean Troy You are doomed Your walls are high But they'll be stormed Troy Your time has come You will be sacked You will be burned Brave Achilles Noble Hector Greek and Trojan Greatest heroes Clever Odysseus With his wits Trojan horse Among his tricks Troy You are doomed Your walls are high But they'll be stormed Troy Your time has come You will be sacked You will be burned Greatest war In history 3000 years In memory Troy You are doomed Your walls are high But they'll be stormed Troy Your time has come You will be sacked You will be burned JimColyer.com |
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| TRUE STORY | TRUE STORY
All those nights we were alone, I thought he loved me
Living here together was so right But long days in a factory take their toll He's sleeping in someone else's bed tonight It's a True Story that I'm telling I'm giving you the story of my life A blue story, I'm not selling anything No commericals on your TV, just let me sing We had our child, that made 3, we were a family We celebrated her birthday in candlelight But formula and diapers aren't romantic Nor are child support and visitation rights It's a True Story that I'm telling I'm giving you the story of my life A blue story, I'm not selling anything No commercials on your TV, just let me sing You don't need your soap operas, my friend I can tell you how the story always ends solo It's a True Story that I'm telling I'm giving you the story of my life A blue story, I'm not selling anything No commercials on your TV, just let me sing Jim Colyer ascap |
TRUE STORY
Norma Jean influence. |
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| TRUMP 2020 | TRUMP 2020
4 more years
Finish the wall End obamacare Do it all 8 good years Finish the job Deport illegals Deport those slobs Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Crooked Hillary Lock her up She's a criminal She's nuts Sleepy Joe Crazy Bernie Those Democrats All crazy Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Make America Great again Keep it great This time Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Trump 2020 Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TRUMP ME UP | TRUMP ME UP
Gimme one of those trumped-up potatoes
The girl said as she walked by Load it up with sour cream and butter Load it with bacon and chives Have you ever met Donald Trump? He's really a very nice guy Nothing like the media says Don't believe the New York Times Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up Gimme one of those Trumped-up ball caps Make America great again Drain the swamp of left-wing bureaucrats Put America first again Hollywood's just a bunch of fags Streisand, Fonda and Streep Affleck, Clooney and Hanks They're all a bunch of creeps Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up I don't believe in CNN Or USA Today I don't believe in NBC Throw that garbage away Gimme one of those trumped-up potatoes The girl said as she walked by Load it up with sour cream and butter Load it with bacon and chives I never did care for Springsteen His music sucks anyway Gaga, Katy and Miley They all sound so gay Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up Trump Me Up Gonna Trump you up jimcolyer.com |
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| TRUMP'S GONNA WIN | TRUMP'S GONNA WIN
Hillary's so crooked
Belongs in prison Lock her up Jail Hillary Clinton She deleted All those emails Put her away Put her in jail Trump's Gonna Win I feel it in my bones I feel it in my heart I feel it in my soul Trump's gonna make it All good again I feel it in my bones Trump' Gonna Win She's so twisted So full of hate Clinton sold favors as Secretary of State Investigate The Clinton Foundation Put that witch In an institution Trump's Gonna Win I feel it in my bones I feel it in my heart I feel it in my soul Trump's gonna make it All good again I feel it in my bones Trump' Gonna Win We're all sick Of Clinton's lies WikiLeaks will spring An October surprise Trump's Gonna Win I feel it in my bones I feel it in my heart I feel it in my soul Trump's gonna make it All good again I feel it in my bones Trump' Gonna Win JimColyer.com |
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| TRUTH COMES OUT | TRUTH COMES OUT
The Truth Comes Out
If you live long enough I'm a loser Life's sure rough Never again I've been through it No second chance Don't wanna do it The Truth Comes Out Although it takes its time At the last moment Oftentimes I tried to fake it I tried to hide I couldn't suppress The hurt inside All those women They're all gone Got what they wanted And moved on The Truth Comes Out If you live long enough I'm a loser Life's sure rough Lost my mother And went through hell Will I be with her? Too early to tell Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TRYING TO IMPRESS WOMEN | TRYING TO IMPRESS WOMEN
Got sick and tired
Trying To Impress Women I never thought I'd ever give in They wore me out Over the years Guess I cried A million tears Trying To Impress Women Only brought me pain They took my money Again and again It's a one-way street When I do the giving I've given up Trying To Impress Women That don't impress me much Shania sang All they want is Bang bang bang It broke me down Pleasing every whim Knowing I'd never Ever win I'd make them smile For a little while Just long enough For another mile Trying To Impress Women Only brought me pain They took my money Again and again It's a one-way street When I do the giving I've given up Trying To Impress Women Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TSE (IT'S COMING!) | TSE (IT'S COMING!)
It's coming
Total solar eclipse August 21st 2017 It's coming We'll stand in the shadow Shadow of our moon It's a TSE TSE Feel that chill Total solar eclipse As time stands still TSE Sun blocked out Total solar eclipse Corona's out I'll be there In the path of totality See the Diamond Rings And Baily's Beads I'll be there Hope to see you, my friend In the Grand Tetons From start to end TSE Feel that chill Total solar eclipse As time stands still TSE Sun blocked out Total solar eclipse Corona's out Bridge: Being 400 times larger than the moon The sun is 400 times further away That coincidence explains the magic The magic we'll see on that day guitar Here it comes From the Pacific Across the U.S. To the Atlantic Crossing Oregon Over the Tetons Over Nashville Rushing on TSE Feel that chill Total solar eclipse As time stands still TSE Sun blocked out Total solar eclipse Corona's out jimcolyer.com |
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| T-SHIRT | T-SHIRT
I want a T-Shirt
With my picture on it I'll wear it downtown Just wanna show it I want people To know I'm a star I want women To ride in my car I want a license plate With my name on it You'll know my name You'll dream about it I'll drive around You'll say I'm selfish I want you to notice That is my wish I'd like to give you My autograph Don't hurt my feelings Please don't laugh I want a T-Shirt With my picture on it I'll wear it downtown Just wanna show it I wanna be famous Known worldwide I think it will help To boost my pride Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TURN BACK THE CLOCK | TURN BACK THE CLOCK
Turn Back The Clock
To the good old days When my parents were young And things went my way Turn Back The Clock To when times were good And I had a future Filled with hope Maybe to the 50s And Eisenhower Before the Democrats Came to power Maybe to the 70s And those disco clothes Bell bottom pants Platform shoes Turn Back The Clock To the good old days When my parents were young And things went my way Turn Back The Clock To when times were good And I had a future Filled with hope What I wouldn't do Just to go back Do some things different Change a few facts Maybe to the 90s And Shania Twain This world today Is so insane Cousin Larry He's my kin He keeps hoping For another wind Turn Back The Clock To the good old days When my parents were young And things went my way Turn Back The Clock To when times were good And I had a future Filled with hope Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| TWEET LIKE TRUMP | TWEET LIKE TRUMP
I wanna speak my mind
I wanna say what I think I wanna drive people nuts Drive 'em to the brink I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I wanna hit my enemies Give 'em the devil Cos like Hillary They're all evil I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I'll spill my guts On facebook and twitter Let 'em know I'm so bitter I wanna give 'em hell Though my name's not Harry I wanna make 'em hurt Like Trump does Hillary I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I Wanna Tweet Like Trump I Wanna Tweet Like Trump JimColyer.com |
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| TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY MAN | TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY MAN
I'm not finished, I'm not done
My life has just begun I'm getting out, I'll do what I can 21st Century Man I'm going forward, can't live in the past It's no good if it does not last I'm digging in, I'm making my stand 21st Century Man Nobody cares about the national debt We're getting rich on the Internet 6 billion people driving 6 billion cars Forget the moon, we're headed for Mars The movie's over, but we want more Forget Vietnam, forget Al Gore A new millennium in this land 21st Century Man Jim Colyer |
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