Damas Indóceis e Cavalheiros Galantes

Eu escrevi uma canção country. É uma canção country por que fala das coisas que canções country falam. Álcool, amor perdido, misérias emocionais. Essas coisas. Eu escrevi para um amigo, meu irmão, que mora na South Carolina, cantar. O Mac. Mac é a maior figura de todos os tempo. Bem, a música conta a estória tão conhecida de um sujeito que enche a lata com uma frequência assustadora, o que eventualmente faz com que a mulher dele lhe dê um pé na bunda, que ele reconhece ser muito merecido. O que ele faz? Entra pro AA, tudo isso, pra tentar ficar sóbrio e ser novamente aceito pela moça. Mas não termina bem.


Sadly Sober

I don't remember the last time I saw ya,
But I recall waking up on your steps.
With the sun on my face, a bad headache,
and the suitcase that you packed.
I knocked on the door, but I had no answer,
just heard your footsteps fade.
I guess you were busy, I guess you were cleanin',
All of the mess that I made.

Sadly sober,
and another day older,
Sadly sober,
wake me up when it's over.

After I felt from our thorny nest,
I was a bit lost, I confess,
Stumblin' drunk, down in the dumps,
I really oughta give myself a rest.
I figured I should try
To walk a straight line,
Try to clean up my act.
Maybe that way, maybe someday,
Baby, you'd take me back.

Sadly sober,
and another day older,
Sadly sober,
wake me up when it's over.

I gave up my late night roamin',
Gave up my morning scotch.
All 12 steps, I did my best,
To regain what I'd lost
Your love was worth it, your love would take me,
Across the widest river.
And for the sake of the love I craved,
I'd keep a healthier liver.

Sadly sober,
and another day older,
Sadly sober,
wake me up when it's over.

So now here I am, a brand new man,
with a heart that still beats for you.
I came to find, to my surprise,
that you found someone to see ya through.
By your door, there was you,
the beauty that made me go dry.
I gave you my number, I held you hand,
and I kissed you goodbye.

Sadly sober,
and another day older,
Sadly sober,
wake me up when it's over.


J.