Ain't no nice guy afterall

When I was young I was the nicest guy I knew
I thought I was the chosen one
But time went by and I found out a thing or two
My shine wore off as time wore on
I thought that I was living out the perfect life
But in the lonely hours when the truth begins to bite
I thought about the times when I turned my back & stalled
I ain't no nice guy after all

When I was young I was the only game in town
I thought I had it down for sure,
But time went by and I was lost in what I found
The reasons blurred, the way unsure
I thought that I was living life the only way
But as I saw that life was more than day to day
I turned around, I read the writing on the wall

I ain't no nice guy after all
I ain't no nice guy after all

In all the years you spend between your birth and death
You know there's lots of times when you should have saved your breath
It comes as quite a shock when that trip leads to a fall

I ain't no nice guy after all
I ain't no nice guy after all

- Ain't No Nice Guy by Motörhead

Riding you to the bottom

Wow. I keep discovering bands who write amazing lyrics out of the blue. The latest surprise is Soundgarden. Here's my favorite:

"Mailman" by Soundgarden

Hello don't you know me

I'm the dirt beneath your feet

The most important fool you forgot to see

I've seen how you give it

Now I want to receive

I know that you 

Would do the same for me

 
I'm know I'm headed for the bottom

But I'm riding you all the way

 
For all of your kisses turned

To spit in my face

For all that reminds me

Which is my place

For all of the times when

You made me disappear

This time I'm sure you will

Know that I'm here

 
I'm know I'm headed for the bottom

But I'm riding you all the way

 
My place was beneath you

But now I'm above

And now I send you a message

Of love

A simple remind of what

You won't see

A future so holy without me

 
I'm know I'm headed for the bottom

But I'm riding you all the way

Brings a smile...

Of course, like everybody, I dig "Free Bird" and "Sweet home Alabama" by them, but there are some lesser known gems by the legends of Southern Rock:


The Last Rebel by Lynyrd Skynyrd

There's a grey horse standin' still

As a soldier climbs in the saddle for one last ride

As the rain pours off his hat

You can see the shadows of the past written in his eyes


Now the cannons are silent

His friends are all gone

Gotta put it all behind him

If he ever wants to find his way home

He's the last rebel on the road


Just a boy with his old guitar

Keeps to himself but everybody takes him wrong

But he carries on

Got a dream that will never die

Can't change him, no use in stayin' where you don't belong


Now he's rollin' down the highway

Gone too far too fast

No one will ever find him, he'll never look back

'Cause he's the last rebel

And he's all alone

He's the last rebel

His friends are all gone

He's the last rebel

The last rebel on the road


There'll never be another like him

He's the last of a dying breed

Ain't no use in tryin' to tame him

'Cause he's the last rebel

Life is beautiful

Every once in a while, you chance upon a song that defines so much of what you've been through. Nikki Sixx, of Mötley Crüe fame, started a band of his own called Sixx: AM. Their first single rocks your socks off:

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJDDxHIaaVk

Life is Beautiful by Sixx:AM

You can't quit until you try

You can't live until you die

You can't learn to tell the truth until you learn to lie

You can't breathe until you choke

You gotta laugh when you're the joke
It's nothing like a funeral to make you feel alive


Just open your eyes

Just open your eyes

And see that life is beautiful

Will you swear on your life that no one will cry at my funeral


I know some things that you don't?I've done things that you won't

It's nothing like a trail of blood to find your way back home

I was waiting for my hearse

What came next was so much worse

It took a funeral to make me feel alive


Just open your eyes

Just open your eyes

And see that life is beautiful

Will you swear on your life that no one will cry at my funeral


Alive

Just open your eyes

Just open your eyes

And see that life is beautiful

Will you swear on your life that no one will cry at my funeral


Just open your eyes

Just open your eyes

And see that life is beautiful

Will you swear on your life that no one will cry at my funeral

Behind Blue Eyes

Ah... The Who... one of the greatest rock groups ever. One of their best:

"Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who

No one knows what its like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes

No one knows what its like
To be hated
To be fated
To telling only lies

But my dreams
They arent as empty
As my conscience seems to be

I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
Thats never free

No one knows what its like
To feel these feelings
Like I do
And I blame you

No one bites back as hard
On their anger
None of my pain and woe
Can show through

But my dreams
They arent as empty
As my conscience seems to be

I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
Thats never free

When my fist clenches, crack it open
Before I use it and lose my cool
When I smile, tell me some bad news
Before I laugh and act like a fool

If I swallow anything evil
Put your finger down my throat
If I shiver, please give me a blanket
Keep me warm, let me wear your coat

No one knows what its like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes