Sometimes it feels like
I’ve been blacklisted
on Love’s possibilities…omitted
restricted, afflicted,
only permitted to be lonely
my relationships all phony
I have become unknown
to any girls who
might have thrown
a look my way
the time of day
and the few that don't
don’t ever stay
I’ve got money
and hey I look O.K.
which leaves me questioning
why I have to live this way
and it’s not just me
It’s other guys
who’ve fallen prey
to this lack of chances
for any sweet romances
Just a couple dances
and expensive drinks
then they are left on the brink
of the chair where she rose
and went off to
powder her nose
till an hour goes by
and all of them know
that she slipped out the back door
they never heard close.
so they head home alone
Just the common man’s blues
a working man…. stiff
from months of just chasing
some lovely what ifs
but they just get a whiff
or a peck on the lips
Has new love become myth
I know I’m not a prince
and my fashion all hints
at a blue collar guy
and I’m not a big star
with a huge fancy car
I don’t own a mansion
but I can promise sweet passion
In my split level ranch
if they’d give me a chance.
perhaps we need a bar
where the girls are all hungry
for just a hard working man
not some wealthy dude looking
to buy a one night stand
but a guy who’s committed
to a lovely girl who
doesn’t love just for income
or the cost of his shoes
someone who makes them laugh
without flashing huge cash
whose hot tub is his bath
and who’s still on the path
to his finding success
which he’ll share with her gladly
when they both will address
all the ways that hard work
brought them much more to bless
cause they struggled together
to earn all they possess
never left in a castle
in a state of undressed
cause she was just a toy
and she wasn’t as classy
as his lifestyle demanded
she got sent home by taxi
that kind of love is just tacky
Yeah, we need a bar
where the girls are all hungry
for just a hard working man
who’ll do all that he can
after his daily routines
to share a sweet love
that makes her
feel like a queen
It is the common man’s dream
where only true love’s redeemed.
Stellar Beats Composed &
Played by-Ivan Beats---©-2021
Lyrics & vocals Written & Sung
by-Matthew F. Blowers III--©-2021
Art~Whimsically Yours Studio
Photo by-Gemma Evans at:
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