Good Times are Gone - An Acoustic Blog Sneak Peek.

So I wrote this song last night and thought I better record it since I work this weekend and am prone to forgetting songs if more than ten minutes passes. So I put down the acoustic track and vocals. It is an acoustic song and so is deserving of an acoustic track, but I will probably do it up with drums, bass, and a lead line of some kind at some point. So this will be another unannounced Acoustic Blog Exclusive.

This song is simply an economic tragedy. More social commentary than heart break. I hope you like it.

Good Times Are Gone


All that's left to say is I'm sorry.
I don't know how things got so wrong.
Everything we worked so hard for
didn't stay too long,
I guess the good times are gone.

And now you're saying that you're leaving
and that there's nothing left for you here.
I remember when love is all we'd ever need,
I guess the good times are gone.

Now there's not much left to believe in,
But I'm still searching for a way,
and the truth is hard to find
I'm running out of time
I guess the good times are gone.

I guess we made a bit of money,
yeah, we had some pretty things.
All that wasted time,
all those things didn't last too long.
I guess the good times are gone.

We built our lives around money
and we forgot about the love.

so now you're telling me you're leaving.
And that there's nothing left for you here.
I remember when love is all we'd need.
I guess the good times are gone.

Now there's not much to believe in,
but I'm searching for a way,
the truth is hard to find
and I'm running out of time.
I guess the good times are gone.

Acoustic Version

http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_3491769

Full Reverb Nation Version

http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_3561091

Blog Exclusive

In honor of renaming my blog, "Life with a Leaking Schnoodle and his Acoustic Blog", I have recorded one of my songs meant to be only known to the folks who wander through this blog site.

Rain is a song I wrote at the end of December. It was meant to capture the sense of loss you feel as you age and realize there are certain things you will never do again or experience in the same way as in your youth. The final cut did omit the final stanza which is probably the best part of the song, but it was unnecessary in the end and now I can use it for another song.

I will not be announcing this release to anyone, it can only be found. Call it an experiment. I think you'll like it. I used my cheater track for the vocals and rhythm guitar. In the end it was more authentic than a retrack would have been and captured the spirit of this release being as raw and sleepy as it was. I hope you enjoy it.

http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_3457261