January is the most disappointing of months. The excitement of the holidays is over. We’re back to work with no end in sight. The weather remains dreary. It’s like Demember’s evil twin, with a turtleneck and goatee.
I wrote this song years ago to cheer myself up. Maybe it’ll cheer you up too.
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I haven’t been looking out the window much lately
I haven’t watching when the birds come to feed
Don’t want to feel anything
Can’t always be on the wing
Life slips on by…
I haven’t been looking at the stars much lately
The city’s too bright and the nights are too cold
There’ll be plenty of country nights
To look up and count those lights
Life slips on by…
Christmas is a memory of a memory
I can’t help losing
Mother when your child is grown
Virgin when your secret’s known
We fade away
Don’t you worry yourself now
I’ll find my way back somehow
Just got those “new year’s getting old already”
January Blues
I haven’t been looking in your eyes like I used to
I know that you feel it when I don’t kiss you right
Sometimes you gotta come down
The makeup comes off the clown
Life slips on by…
If I could erase my mind
Feel it all again for the first time
Singer when the song is done
Runner when the race is won
We fade away
Don’t you worry yourself now
I’ll find my way back somehow
Maybe I just need some time
Just got those “new year’s getting old already”
January Blues
I haven’t been watching when the storms come up lately
Keep watching the T.V. as the lightning flashes ‘round
I’ve lived a little too much
Just gotta get out of touch
Life slips on by…
One Comment
Though I do enjoy it, I don’t celebrate christmas religiously…. and you’re right… January feels like a bad wake up call… and nice song btw, a talented programmer and an artist, a good combination.