This Is Why Life Sucks
Lyrical Tease
It happens every time I start the mating waltz
The Love Arrow flies, but Cupids’ aim is false
He always misses her, while my heart is struck
I’m Cupids’ sitting duck; this is why life sucks
Credits:
Music, Rhythm Guitar: Tom Connolly
Words,
Performance,
Production: Rob Frail
Awards
- 10/2/08 Finalist Great Lakes Songwriting Contest
- 2/17/08 Top 30 Durango Song Contest 2008
- 3/29/07 4th Place 2006 The Great American Song Contest
- 6/30/07 Hon. Mention 11th Annual Unisong International Song Contest
Back Story
Longtime bandmate Tom Connolly brought this song to rehearsal one day in 2003, as we were getting ready to perform the open mic at The Paris Bar & Grill at the South Street Seaport.
It didn’t really have any verses, so on Presidents’ weekend, 2004, while visiting family in PA, I added the verses, and the ‘Uptown’, ‘Midtown’ Pre-choruses.
After performing it for a year or so, someone pointed out it’s similarity to Blink 182s’ Damnit, which Tom readily admitted to influencing it (Damnits’ refrain is ‘This is Growing Up’)
But even at this point, the song scored Honorable Mention in the Great American Song Contest.
So I totally rewrote the Chorus, melody & lyrics.
Then is scored Top 5 in the Great American Song Contest.
Never Give Up!
Lyrics
(© 2008, You’d Be Surprised; All Rights Reserved)
There’s someone for everyone, too bad it wasn’t you
Uptown: I bought a round
Midtown: we fooled around
Downtown: I fell in love
BringDown: you said let’s be friends
It happens every time I start the mating waltz
The Love Arrow flies, but Cupids’ aim is false
He always misses her, while my heart is struck
I’m Cupids’ sitting duck; this is why life sux
I’m not a ladys’ man, that you can see,
there’s someone for everyone, so don’t feel bad for me
Uptown: you’re in the arms’ of another
Midtown: we avoid each other
Downtown: I’m still in love
BringDown: we’re still just ‘friends’
It happens every time I start the mating waltz
The Love Arrow flies, but Cupids’ aim is false
He always misses her, while my heart is struck
I’m Cupids’ sitting duck; this is why life sucks
Was it true love, or false hope; I can’t tell, I can’t cope
My angel without wings moved on to better things
No grand love, just a fling, I was just her plaything
My greatest of fears: she’s jerking my tears
It happens every time I start the mating waltz
The Love Arrow flies, but Cupids’ aim is false
He always misses her, while my heart is struck
I’m Cupids’ sitting duck; this is why life sucks