Something That I Can Sing

[Jim Colyer]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 9:28pm

I was thinking the girl in this song had a tattoo, but it is a ring in her nose instead. I wrote it awhile back when Garth and Shania were hotter although Shania is still hot. It is true. I was sitting next to a girl in a karaoke bar in Nashville. She told me she was looking for "Something that I can sing." I made the rest up. She did not sound like a peacock. Nor did she tell me I gave her the "creeps" although she may have been thinking it because I have given a few women the "creeps" in the past. http://www.jimcolyer.com/music/

SOMETHING THAT I CAN SING

She was sitting next to me
Thumbing through the karaoke book
I scooted up closer
Tried to get a better look

She had a cute little nose
But, man, I couldn't stomach that ring
She said, "I'm only looking for
Something That I Can Sing"

She wore a low-cut blouse
She had a miniscule mini-skirt on
I tried to keep my cool
But she could tell that I was coming on

I said, "I don't mind Garth
But I'm in love with Shania Twain"
She said, "I'm only looking for
Something That I Can Sing"

I'm only looking for
Something That I Can Sing
I come here every Friday night
Just to do my thing

They called out her name
She shuffled to the microphone
She let out a shrill
I could hear the karaoke host groan

She sounded like a peacock
Someone in terrible pain
She said, "I'm only looking for
Something That I Can Sing"

I'm only looking for
Something That I Can Sing
I come here every Friday night
Just to do my thing

She put on her ball cap
Headed out to her Jeep
She hollered back to me
"Man, you gimme the creeps!"

"I dress like a whore
But that doesn't mean a thing
I'm only looking for
Something That I Can Sing"

c2005 Jim Colyer ASCAP>http://jimcolyer.com
Jim Colyer Updated On: 1/25/05 at 09:28 PM

[Ellie3]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 10:01pm

Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim....*shakes head despairingly* Updated On: 1/25/05 at 10:01 PM

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 10:15pm

Mr. Coyler.
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Thank you for your time.

[zepka102]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 10:15pm

jim! wow! you amaze me so much everytime! wow... i'm speechless.



but BSO isn't. here's a message from my friend: "u don't have to write cJim Colyer cause no one'll steal that shizznit"

[Ellie3]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 11:59pm

Jim, me lad, some constructive criticism -

Please don't tell us you're in love with Shania Twain. It's disturbing.

The use of the word miniscule in the phrase 'miniscule mini-skirt' is redundant.

'She sounded like a peacock.' WTF??

'She could tell I was coming on' Again, disturbing.

And a final note of advice, keep the goings on of your visits to sleazy karaoke joints to yourself. Please.

(c)Ellie, 2005
www.ellie.com

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 2:33am

"Nor did she tell me I gave her the "creeps" although she may have been thinking it because I have given a few women the "creeps" in the past."

You're kidding.

And what exactly were you "coming on"? You didn't follow up on the dry-cleaning bill. Poor form.

(c) www.temptasian-Type-A-Tiff.com

Updated On: 1/26/05 at 02:33 AM