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blognroll - > Dr BLT's Blog n Roll Studio -> Arrested Development (pun intended): song about Merle Haggard's juvenile record (no pun intended)
Arrested Development (pun intended): song about Merle Haggard's juvenile record (no pun intended)

Were you an adolescent that went astray, like Merle Haggard did?  Are you the parent of a child that took the wrong road?  If you have a story to tell about how you turned it all around, tell it here, at the site of this brand new song. 

Here are the lyrics, the recording is in the works. 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrested Development

words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008

 

he lost his father when he was a young boy

and loss of dad can be a terrible thing

who knows if that provides an explanation

for the life of crime

that his young life would bring

he caused his mother so much grief and heartache

rebellion nearly was his middle name

he'd ride the rails of central California

escapin' from the things that caused her pain

 

arrested development

that is how his time was spent

his home became a prison cell for teens

arrested development

whiskey-wet and trouble-bent

someday he'd turn this nightmare

to a dream

 

some folks may say the kid was

hyperactive

some folks would will tell you

crime comes with the genes

some folks would say this town

just drove him crazy

so hot and bored

it made him wanna scream

whatever was the reason

for his trouble

he found it and it filled his heart with gloom

one day he was released from old San Quentin

the day I released from my mom's womb

 

arrested development

that is how his time was spent

his home became a prison cell for teens

arrested development

whiskey-wet and trouble-bent

someday he'd turn this nightmare

to a dream

 

somewhere on the road he found redemption

he searched his soul

and found and found a brand new song

somewhere down the road

he broke the chains and

took what once was weak

and made it strong

 

arrested development

that is how his time was spent

his home became a prison cell for teens

arrested development

whiskey-wet and trouble-bent

someday he'd turn this nightmare

to a dream

 

 

 

 

Posted in the Arts & Entertainment interest group.
Topics: Merle Haggard, Arrested development
posted by blognroll on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 02:39 PM
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