Marc-Alan Barnette songs
Example of "twist on the tale." One of the writers had had his advances toward a girl shot down and he was whining about "Why can't I be the one? What is wrong with me? Why not me?"
I did the only thing songwriters do, laughed at his pain and then turned it into the song.
IT'S GONNA BE ME
MAB/Nelson/Briggs/Nelson
You'd Think that someone as smart as I am
Would know the minute that he's been had
But she told me to call her back when it snowed in Hell
So I watch the Weather channel for a change in seasons
Cooling trends in the lower regions
Sooner or later it's coming, only time will tell
Newspaper says later today
There's a cold front headed my way
Chorus
IT'S GONNA BE ME, THAT SHE'S LOOKING FOR
WON'T BE LONG TILL THAT PICKET FENCE
HOLDS A BIG OL' SAINT BERNARD
AND OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE YARD
HOPE SHE DON' MIND, I TOOK THE LIBERTY
OF PLANNING OUR LIVES
CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE ME
Says that she want's to marry well,
That's good cause far as I can tell
I ain't had as much as a sniffle all year long
Said that she would love me when pigs could fly
So I'm scanning the sky for airborn swine
Come to think of it, I'd love to live on a farm
And like the corn we'll plant, our love will grow
Ee I ee I Oh.
(Four kids in the yard)
Chorus
Bridge
Called her up on the phone today, roommate said She's moved away
But said to pass on a message for her,
WHAT THE HECK'S A RESTRAINING ORDER?
(Six Kids in the yard)
I did the only thing songwriters do, laughed at his pain and then turned it into the song.
MAB/Nelson/Briggs/Nelson
You'd Think that someone as smart as I am
Would know the minute that he's been had
But she told me to call her back when it snowed in Hell
So I watch the Weather channel for a change in seasons
Cooling trends in the lower regions
Sooner or later it's coming, only time will tell
Newspaper says later today
There's a cold front headed my way
Chorus
IT'S GONNA BE ME, THAT SHE'S LOOKING FOR
WON'T BE LONG TILL THAT PICKET FENCE
HOLDS A BIG OL' SAINT BERNARD
AND OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE YARD
HOPE SHE DON' MIND, I TOOK THE LIBERTY
OF PLANNING OUR LIVES
CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE ME
Says that she want's to marry well,
That's good cause far as I can tell
I ain't had as much as a sniffle all year long
Said that she would love me when pigs could fly
So I'm scanning the sky for airborn swine
Come to think of it, I'd love to live on a farm
And like the corn we'll plant, our love will grow
Ee I ee I Oh.
(Four kids in the yard)
Chorus
Bridge
Called her up on the phone today, roommate said She's moved away
But said to pass on a message for her,
WHAT THE HECK'S A RESTRAINING ORDER?
(Six Kids in the yard)
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