Back to search

Good Life

(John Clayton)

Good Life is a statement on how the media often portrays life and existence. While it often glosses over the mundane and presents an idealized version of daily living the truth for many is far from that reality. Of course "escapism" is the purpose of many of these programs or movies. But, if it influences thinking into a false sense of what is possible it can end up being detrimental as opposed to merely being entertainment.

Please note: This text is protected by copyright and may not be copied or used for other purposes - even in parts or in revised form - without the expressed permission by Premium Lyrics.

Select your license (10 out of 10 licenses still left)

License group 1: non-commercial use

License group 2: commercial use with limited right of reproduction

License group 3: commercial use with unlimited right of reproduction

Here you find more information about our Licensing models.

Add to cart Wishlist 

I've spent too many days
In juke bars chasing pastimes
Charting courses, better left unsailed
And too much backtalk and longnecks
Always brought trouble to my doorstep
And gave me lessons others would avoid
With good reason they stay away
From that side of the highway
Because nothing is learned, only staged

***Chorus***
I wish I was living free and easy
Like they do on the TV
No sign of jobs or money
And every day is sunny
But if that's reality
Then I want a small part for me
Because the good life
Is all I'm asking for

Now strangers faces in the mirror
Have never brought me any nearer
To the love we search and struggle for
But if I reasoned and I tried
I might let another in my life
And then the hurt of the broken
Would take away the fear
Until my judgment day arrives

An endless stream of wishes
Won't bring truth to the table
Unless action is your
Partner in crime
So I hold on to sanity
It's just enough to remind me
That what I'm told. What I see
May never be reality

© John Clayton 2021

Any opinions that may be interpreted within the lyrics on this site will be those of the individual author, and do not necessarily represent those of Premium Lyrics.

More search results

Love Like Me

By John Clayton

This song is an exploration into a relationship where one is willing to lay themselves completely open with no reservations, and no fear of a complete commitment in every way. While in many relationships we hold ourselves back in some way, shape, or form this song represents the completeness found and the level of openness that can be given at anytime when we find the "one" person who we believe "completes" us.

View lyric

You Are The One

By John Clayton

This song is an uplifting anthem to the power of our beliefs and the ability to control and change our destiny. Great power hooks for driving positive change in people and is fully adaptable to a variety of genres.This song puts out a message that will appeal across many borders and encourages a "feel good" empowerment.

View lyric

Miss Misery

By John Clayton

This song explores how we can fall prey to our emotions and circumstances and let them take over and even overwhelm us. The lyrics play on the saying "Misery Loves Company" and makes the statement that Misery attaches itself to someone because "It" hates being alone. An emotion has no life or energy until someone gives it power and we sometimes can lose ourselves without even realizing it.

View lyric

You Changed

By John Clayton

This song explores a relationship and the unexpected and sudden changes that tore it apart. We have all experienced relationships that drift, and evolve sometimes in ways that drive us apart. Asking questions and wondering what happened often accompanies these broken relationships and this song explores many of these thoughts that can consume us.

View lyric

The Wait Game

By Annabel Chima

This lyric conveys the emotions of waiting for something to arrive whether that be a relationship, a call, a business deal - something you have yearned for and wanted for a very long time. It's the uncomfortable but needed period of waiting for it that brings meaning when it finally arrives. The atmosphere is very hopeful, a little sad, but ultimately, sentimental. Genres: RnB, Pop, Neosoul, Hiphop It will fit perfectly in the aforementioned genres.

View lyric

Weil ich dich liebe, lass ich dich los

By AQUABA

Dies ist ein besinnlicher Text, obwohl ich dich noch liebe, lasse ich dich los, unsere Liebe hat sich verändert, wir leben nur noch wie Bruder und Schwester lass uns nicht belügen, lassen wir uns in Liebe los

View lyric

If You Leave Me

By Brian Hendrix

For the first part of 2021 here, I've really been stuck in a very classic-country phase in my writing. Not intentional; it's just the way they're coming out. So this is one in a style that you might expect to hear on the radio in the '50s. It's basically just a guy's rhetorical note to his woman, reminding her that she loves him and shouldn't leave him.

View lyric

The Futurist

By Ari Wilde

This song is inspired by the art movement Futurism where artists wanted to do things that had never been done before. It's about how we can change the society we live in with our art.

View lyric