So a few years back after a road rage incident I started writing this tongue in cheek album (Still unfinished) about this cockney geezer called Joe.
Some of the tracks, got some feedback from Tom Robinson who was really encouraging which spurred me on to produce this one. It's called 'My Life'.
I'll call it folk because it tells a story. There's no chorus and no bridge, just verses ;) but I add layers as I go along which builds the track up and hopefully keeps it interesting.
My Life http://soundcloud.com/kirbyhowarth/my-life-remixI go out on Friday nights
a packet of fags and a couple of pints
I'll make eyes at my girlfriends mates
cause it's something she hates
It's just my way of killing time
I really love her and we're doing fine
I'll buy a curry at the end of the night
and that's our life
Waking up at 8 AM
we've slept in and I'm late again
you'll get your cards one of these days
so my girlfriend says
I check my numbers at the mini mart
a couple of quid for a brand new start
a lovely house with a Lakeside view
oh it's a dream come true
Clicking his fingers brings me around
well it's Billy Harris and is going uptown
he knows a guy who knows a guy
not that old lie
I tagged along just for fun
he didn't tell me he was packing a gun
been down that road so many times before
yeah I know the score
I turned to him said it's not for me
it ain't cool billy can't you see
to shoot someone you don't even know
man I've got to go
Well Billy clucked a couple of times
but I kept on walking to his surprise
Then he threw the gun into a bin
and I turned and smiled at him
Well that's the road your best to take
Cause I'd hate to lose such a bloody good mate
Then we laughed and joked about his trouble and strife
Well that's my life