Kirrivath: Scraping By And Hanging On (FAWM 2016)

Scraping By And Hanging On
Chagall
FAWM 2016

Yes many people love country music. I detest fake country music, where people put on a fake twang to sound authentic when they've never been near a horse ranch. And although I have been near a horse I'm totally a city girl born and raised so I feel I can't really do country justice like the real country stars - Willie, Johnny, Dolly and more locally Uncle Herb and friends.

Liner Notes

Oh ugh I just wrote a country song.

Lyrics

It's six oclock in the morning
and I hope my cheque has come
because I really want a coffee
and this uncertainty to be done

It's a hard life living paycheck to paycheck
Some days I wish I wasn't strong
But I'm still here to thank the Lord
scraping by and hanging on

The lights are still on here at my place
Thinking of you I never can sleep
Between a rock and a bankruptcy
Flashbacks and fantasies

It's a hard life living paycheck to paycheck
Some days I wish I wasn't strong
But I'm still here to thank the Lord
scraping by and hanging on

Comments

@johnstaples 1 week

Well, as a writer of country songs, I like it! Why "ugh"? Nice hook and that chorus would be easy to sing I think! Maybe a little pedal steel and a fiddle and this would be good to go! I really like this "Between a rock and a bankruptcy"! Nice work!
@kc5 2 weeks

Oh wow! I think your lyrics will resonate with much of the lower middle class. I see lots of comments that this would be a good country song. That may be, but I see McCartney-sounding rock potential in this one as well.
@andygetch 2 weeks

Could work as blues, rock or even alternative
@metalfoot 2 weeks

Hey, nothing wrong with a little country song! And this is nicely constructed. Will you be recording it?
@jessica14 3 weeks

Those are great lyrics, very honest and true. Would be great to put them to music Thanks for sharing!
@marvsmooth 3 weeks

Another great piece of upbeat writing Chagall

That is has great country song potential!
@popmythology 3 weeks

Yesss, Chagall writes a country song! Scraping by and hanging on is certainly the name of the game, isn't it? It didn't occur to me as I read but I saw the comment below and now agree that an upbeat country tune would actually wed well to the somewhat downbeat lyrics.
@ryuu 3 weeksreport abuse

I feel this. Upbeat country music would be just the perfect juxtaposition for the slightly angsty lyrics; I'd be thrilled to hear that