South Side |
Lyrics(Spoken: Me and Jamie were up on Lookout Point the other day, talking about all the plans we'd made, and wondering where all the years went. We figured by now we'd be long gone from this place. But, we were just sitting there, watching that sun set as it went down one more time, over the South Side.)Jamie Walker, well she had a car She wasn't pretty, but we sure went far Them back seats, I was a star, on the South Side We's gonna go to Hollywood, wear fancy clothes Gonna get a part in those big, big shows But what's a dream? It's just a scream at the South Side They said "It's playing numbers," but we thought we'd win She got knocked up and it all caved in Them wedding bells, our dreams just fell on the South Side Our dreams just fell on the South Side Jamie swore we'd always make it big Now I'm driving this truck and she's got a night gig Just me and her was gonna break right through But now I'm hiding like you, with "baby, maybe someday"... on the South Side They say these shackles, they don't have no chains But these dreams keep running through my brain And it's cold as hell on the South Side Oh God it's cold as hell on the South Side On the South Side, On the South Side Jamie Walker, well she had a car She wasn't pretty, but we sure went far Them back seats, I was a star...on the South Side In them back seats, I...well I was a star On the South Side, On the South Side, etc. © 1983 Donnie Barren www.donniebarren.com |
| Short Song Description: Small town dreams to make it big in Hollywood are replaced with the realism of 9-5 jobs. |
| Lyric Credits: Donnie Barren (Holtzinger) |
| Music Credits: Donnie Barren (Holtzinger) |
| Producer Credits: Donnie Barren (Holtzinger) |
| Publisher Credits: Donnie Barren (Holtzinger) |
| Performance Credits: Donnie Barren (Holtzinger) |
| Label Credits: Donnie Barren (Holtzinger) |
| Song Length: 3:52 |
| Primary Genre: Rock-General |
| Secondary Genre: Pop-Rock |
| Tempo / Feel: Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Frustration |
| Subject Matter 2: Regret |
| Mood 1: Pleasant |
| Mood 2: Poignant |
| Similar Artist 1: Bruce Springsteen |
| Similar Artist 2: John Cougar Mellencamp |
| Language: English |
| Era: 1980 - 1989 |