Stranger Things Have Happened

[Michael Gary]

Thanks to Robert DePriest (ld57) for the awesome lyrical imagery and Andy (AndyG6508) for the thumpin' bass line on this one. 

More to come....


Stranger Things Have Happened.

Verse 1:
The girl in the bar said I was different.
That doesn't happen most of the time.
Usually they tell me to mind my own business.
That wasn't what she had in mind.

Verse 2:
Somehow we ended up down at the graveyard.
We talked for an hour next to somebody's tomb.
When you take strange and mix it with bourbon,
Things like that seem normal to you.

Chorus:
She was not your ordinary woman.
This was not your ordinary night.
This would make a pretty good story
If I was the kind of guy who could write.
I guess stranger things have happened
I guess stranger things have happened.
I guess stranger things have happened.

Verse 3:
I don't know when "yes" turned to "maybe."
Something I said didn't come out right.
I think it was when I said "I'm in the Navy."
Some girls don't dig the military type.

Verse 4:
I asked for her number, I said I'd call her.
She said she'd rather just be alone.
But she smiled, said "thanks for the offer."
I left her lying on somebody's stone.

Chorus:
She was not your ordinary woman.
This was not your ordinary night.
This would make a pretty good story
If I was the kind of guy who could write.
I guess stranger things have happened
I guess stranger things have happened.
I guess stranger things have happened.

Bridge:
Sometimes you get that funny feeling.
Something passes by in the night.
You feel the wind of some deadly bullet
Aimed a little too far to the right.
She was not your ordinary woman.
This was not your ordinary night.
This would make a pretty good story
If I was the kind of guy who could write.
I guess stranger things have happened
I guess stranger things have happened.
I guess stranger things have happened.
I guess stranger things have happened.

Outro:
Coffee and toast and the morning paper.
Last night's murder on the front page.
Some Okie pilot on leave from Altus.
The girl in handcuffs had her face.
I guess stranger things have happened
I guess stranger things have happened.
I guess stranger things have happened.
I guess stranger things have happened.

[PVD]

MG/All:

Well done, has a good feel.  Good lyrics Robert.

Paul

[AndyG6508]

Hi Mike,

Congratulations on your first MCS Finished Song post!!!

Ive always liked the CCR/swamp rock feel, and the music, your singing and Robert's lyrics complement each other perfectly.

Thanks for letting me sit in on the bass guitar! I hope we can do a few more before too long!

Cheers
Andy

[NickT]

Very cool guys!

Nice soundscape. Very cool story.

Well done.

Nick

[Donna]

Oooooh, great story! Favourite lines:
When you take strange and mix it with bourbon,
Things like that seem normal to you

Love the groove altogether. Swamp rock,eh? So this is what it sounds like.

Great work all round Michael, Andy, and Rob. 

Donna

[riggorog]

Nice tune! Kinda has a Born on the Bayou vibe going on. Great work

Roger

[Stoney]

A fine track track guys a lot of fun and I look forward to more

Nice one
Ian

[Paulo]

Me likes it too... Very nice. If the Rolling Stones were able to play a little bit better, they could have done this song 

[Michael Gary]

Me likes it too... Very nice. If the Rolling Stones were able to play a little bit better, they could have done this song 

Naaaahhh...we just got low on heroin.  Amazing how much tighter you get when you're clean.

[r4m]

Cool tune. Verse sorta remindes me of Three Dog Night "Mamma Told ME Not To Come"