Tracks
Poor Ol' Joe
Artist(s): John's TV
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Writer(s):
Bob Mair (BMI) 50% / Frankie Blue (BMI) 50%
Publisher(s):
Black Toast Music (BMI) 50% / Pony Boy Music (BMI) 50%
Category:
Rock
Subcategories:
1990s, Alternative, Alternative Rock, Indie, Male Vocal, Pop
Keywords:
Atmospheric, Chill, City, Cool, Ethereal, Hard Times, Homeless, Laid Back, Melancholy, Mellow, Poor, Relaxed, Smooth, Social Commentary, Streets, Struggle, Troubled, Urban
Instruments:
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mandolin
BPM:
80
Key:
Em
Tempo:
Mid-Downtempo
Time Signature:
4/4
Lyrics:
Poor Ol' Joe
POOR 'OL JOE
Poor 'ol Joe
Got nothin' but troubles on his mind
Poor 'ol Joe
Feels like the world has left him behind
Poor 'ol Joe
Is fighting just to keep it up day after day
Poor 'ol Joe
Makin' good in his own way, in his own way
Poor 'ol Joe
Can't leave the past where it belongs
Poor 'ol Joe
Has a feelin' the world has done him wrong
Poor 'ol Joe
Slowly wandering the lonely streets of L.A.
You can't find what you were never lookin' for
He'd laugh at me and say
He comes from a middle class white suburbanite
College educated but the wrong side of the right tracks
He never understood why he felt no good
So he lived on the streets, a part of the nameless rat pack
Poor 'ol Joe you know that you are worth more much more
More than that
Poor 'ol Joe
He played the guitar like no one ever knew
And he flew high in the sky like Miles when he was feelin' blue
A pain in his side sent him screamin' to the doctor
My days are fadin fast
You better stop drinkin' and wastin yourself
Or this life of yours ain''t gonna last
Poor 'ol Joe
Knocked it back with a fury and thought he was in control
His 2 kids and wife couldn't stop it now
Like the Dick he was on a roll
They found his body behind a dumpster
When it was almost three days old
The moral of this story is simple enough
Life can be cold
Life can be cold
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