The Beasts In The Fog
Copyright 2009 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
Oh Lord won’t you tell me what I’ve done wrong
I’ve worked hard all my life for money now the money’s all gone
And the hard times are coming, but I’m carrying on
I’ve been blasted apart
But my heart still holds a song
I’ve been a fool for time and money
But now the money’s all gone
The hard times are coming, but I’m carrying on
They say we’re coming on hard times
But I’ll get by just fine
Hard times are coming but I’m carrying on
You liars and thieves and bankers
and Wall Street tankers can all go to hell
I’ll keep smiling and singing until I hear them ringing my closing bell
Well the world is wicked, but she’s never been wrong
You can have all my money I’ll still get along
With a fight in my heart, and my heart in my song
Hard times are coming but I’m carrying on
Stand tall, stand here, don’t fear
The beasts in the fog
Though the future is unclear, in the rear-view mirror
The beasts got it all wrong
And those hard times are coming, but I’m carrying on
We’re coming on hard times, but I’ll get by just fine
Hard times are coming but I’m carrying on.
I’m Only Gonna Break Your Heart
Copyright 2009 Mason Reed (ASCAP_
I’m only gonna break your heart
Yeah I’m only gonna break your heart
I won’t fall in love with you
I won’t pine when we’re apart
No I’m only gonna break your heart
You won’t hear me call your name
No you won’t hear me call your name
You’re just another lover
To me you’re all the same
You won’t hear me call your name
The sun goes down, in the western sky
I moved to the desert to try and stay dry
I don’t love you baby, But I won’t lie
I’m drunk tonight and you’re the silent type
I’m only gonna break your heart
I’m only gonna break your heart
I can’t fall in love with you I’ve been shattered from the start
So, I’m only gonna break your heart
Six Shallow Women
Copyright 2009 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
When I grow up, I want it this way
I’ll be a broken haunted man
Getting drunk everyday
This could be your life
Yeah this could be your life
When I get older, just before I start
I want six shallow women
To chew on my heart
This could be your life
Yeah this could be your life
The devil’s dirty hand holds the knife right between your eyes
The dice were shook before we started
And decided how we die
I always hurt the ones I love the most
I’ll be haunted all my life, cause I can’t make friends with ghosts
I know I chose this and its how its supposed to be
Only the devil knows, what will become of me
This could be your life,
Yeah this could be your life
Not Perfect
Copyright 2009 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
If you loved me, you’d know
I’m not perfect
No I’m not perfect
I’m far from it
Would you quit slamming that door?
Girl, you hurt this
You hurt this and this time you’ve done it
Running around on me
Letting him crown my queen
You take the steam right out of me
Every time you leave
If you loved me, you’d know
I’m not perfect
No I’m not perfect
I’m far from it
Would you quit slamming that door?
Girl, you hurt this
You hurt this and this time you’ve done it
Taking me down your rotten road
You told me it was real and I shouldn’t hide my feelings
Well I’m older now, I know
Broken and lonely hearted girls will do anything for love
If you loved me, you’d know
I’m not perfect
No I’m not perfect
I’m far from it
Would you quit slamming that door?
Girl, you hurt this
You hurt this and this time you’ve done it
Poor Old Man
Copyright 2010 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
Poor old man, he’s dead
He slipped off the roof and he hit his head
There’s a spot in front of our house where the concretes still red
But you can’t come back from heaven when you’re dead
When’s daddy coming home ma?
Where’s he been?
When’s daddy coming home ma?
We wanna see him!
You can’t come back from heaven, mama said
No you can’t come back from heaven when you’re dead
I’ve been out to the graveyard, in the night, all alone
I spit at the sky and I knelt on his gravestone
There’s a spot in front of my house where the old man bled
And you can’t come back from heaven when you’re dead
No you can’t come back from heaven, mama said
I Don’t Love Nobody
Copyright 2010 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
I’ve been home for three days straight
I left a woman out there but she say she gonna wait
I don’t love nobody, no I don’t love nobody
I don’t love nobody but I love that road
Cold wind come howling down through the air
I’m so tired of scowling I throw my cares up there
I don’t love nobody, no I don’t love nobody
I don’t love nobody but I love that road
Cold wind come howling down through old wood
You don’t break no hearts but your sister could
I don’t love nobody, no I don’t love nobody
I don’t love nobody but I love that road.
Rolling down the highway headed west
I’ve been driving all day, I’m too young to rest
All my friends are old now, but Lord knows they’ve done their best
I never thought I’d be the last one left
I’m gonna be somebody, just you wait
I wake up in the morning and the rest is up to fate
I don’t love nobody, no I don’t love nobody
I don’t love nobody but I love that road home.
Far Gone
Words and music by Mason Reed (ASCAP)
Copyright 2006 Mason Reed
I was born a young man
I’m gonna die a young man too
I was born a young man
I’m gonna die a young man too
Hey Ma you know I wanted more
I found it at the liquor store
I’ve been down before
But not this far down
Hey Ma I knew you’d understand
We thought I’d be a fine young man
But I wound up just like my Dad
and he’s so far gone
Hey Ma I never thought I’d fail
I read it in a fairy tail
We sold our souls for the holy grail
Yeah we’re all so far gone
He Ma you know I pay my rent
I found me a job it was heaven sent
I got me a girl, but she doesnt know it yet
Yeah we’re all so far gone
Holding Roses
Copyright 2007 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
As if I’m not smart enough
To see right through you when you smile like that
Baby rail me up a heart attack
I’m not looking back
I went to bat for you, even though I knew we’d lose
As if I’m not strong enough
As if I knew you’d break me so I could get stronger
As if you’re the first to break me
I’m not digging up anything underground
It’s no secret family hand-me-down
When the devil comes around
Everybody knows this
I’m not digging up anything underground
No hidden family hand-me-down
When the devil comes around
Ain’t he always holding roses?
As if I’m not living up
Your expectations swallowed by the mouth of the monster
and the monster’s drinking up
You never expected what followed
I’m not digging up anything underground
It’s no secret family hand-me-down
When the devil comes around
Everybody knows this
I’m not digging up anything underground
No hidden family hand-me-down
When the devil comes around
Ain’t he always holding roses?
Don’t you know that your friends don’t change?
We’re kindred souls. hell we’re all the same
You might keep my love like the good stuff
Pushed back and dusty on the top shelf
Dig up all my demons find me lost in myself
I get lost in myself sometimes
I might follow you down all the uglier roads in hell
But fifty thousand years from now we’re all sound waves ourselves
I’m not digging up anything underground
It’s no secret family hand-me-down
When the devil comes around
Everybody knows this
I’m not digging up anything underground
No hidden family hand-me-down
When the devil comes around
Ain’t he always holding roses?
I Ain’t Done With This Life Yet
Copyright 2008 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
I got a woman who’s long and lean
With a streak of jealous and a streak of mean
She hit me with a shovel on the back of my head
But I ain’t done with this life yet
No, no, hey hey.
I got a woman who’s never been told
I got a soul that’s never been sold
I got a horse that’s never been bet
I ain’t done with this life yet
I gotta a woman who holds my head
I gotta girl whose hands are red
She hit me with a shovel and I’m better off dead
But I ain’t done with this life yet
I gotta woman who holds my head
I gotta girl whose hands are red
I gotta a hide that’s better off dead
But I ain’t done with this life yet!
