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"THE OTHER SIDE OF ME" - REVISED
Copyright 2004 by Amanda Stevenson
[Male Vocal - Country Ballad - Willie Nelson]

[A-1]
The day I got the papers from your lawyer,
I read your accusations line by line.
The words I saw were truly cruel and vicious.
I laughed out loud, 'cause none of them were mine.

[A-2]
I played the tape you made when I'd been drinkin'.
This video was somethin' else to see.
The night I drank my beers with whiskey chasers,
That's when I saw - the other side of me.

[Chorus]
The other side of me - is mean and ugly.
Someone I would hate to even know.
The other side of me - when I've been drinkin'.
The beer and whiskey side - that made you go.

[A-3]
I watched in horror when I cursed and stumbled.
And said nobody loves you 'cause you're dumb.
I ranted at the children during supper,
And sounded like a nasty drunken bum.

[Chorus]
The other side of me - is mean and ugly.
Someone I would hate to even know.
The other side of me - when I've been drinkin'.
The beer and whiskey side - that made you go.

[Bridge]
The hardest thing I ever did was rehab.
To listen to the other drunks like me.
I learned I was as lost as all the others.
If you take me back I'll treat you differently.

[Chorus]
The other side of me - is mean and ugly.
Someone I would hate to even know.
The other side of me - when I've been drinkin'.
The beer and whiskey side - that made you go.

[Thanks to Shayne Vaughan, James Blanchard and Edward Reilly. Big thanks to Cal and Summeoyo.]


[This message has been edited by BigAppleLyricist (edited 02-21-2005).]

Go AABABCB here too BAL. The bridge works better on the emotions of your audience when it follows the chorus. What about saying "I'm sorry." in the bridge instead of "finally" or changing the last line in the bridge to something more concrete than "I hope..." (It doesn't come off as being resolute)?

A bridge should always follow the second set of verse/choruses;
Placing it after the second chorus.

Cal




[This message has been edited by Cal (edited 02-21-2005).]

You two guys just put your finger on what was wrong with the song! Thanks a million summeoyo and Cal. I re-wrote it and put in the apology and the new structure.

well i held my nose and sang this while playing a cheap guitar,does sound like Willie but i think he's a stoner more than a drunk,other than that i do like the story line,sometimes a camera works better than a mirror.

RockinM - you made my day - laughin'.
Isn't this song soooo SINGABLE??????