Story Behind The Song
I wanted to write a song that had the cliché 'dirty side of town' in it. Trying Not To Drown virtually wrote itself.
Song Description
No real story I just wanted to write about a situatio that relates a change in status to pouring rain
| Song Length |
4:08 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Traditional |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Miserable |
| Subject |
Failure, General |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I was ridin' high
Until somebody shot me down
Now I'm hidin' in the shadows
On the dirty side of town
I was walkin' proud
With a grin upon my face
Till someone came and broke my stride
Put me in my place
I was feelin' great
Just on top of it all
Now I'm wonderin' what happened
And how I took a fall
I was ten feet tall
I was confident and sure
But the sorry way I feel today
Is nothin' like before
And all I ask for
And all I need
Is a line to cling to
And a love that's guaranteed
I was doin' fine
Just a breezin' around
Now I'm standin' in the pouring rain
And tryin' not to drown
Instrumental
And all I ask for
Yeah all I need
Is a line to cling to
And a love that's guaranteed
I was doin' fine
Just a breezin' around
Now I'm standin' in the pouring rain
Tryin' not to drown
I was ridin' high
Until somebody shot me down
Now I'm hidin' in the shadows
On the dirty side of town
I was walkin' proud
With a grin upon my face
Till someone came and broke my stride
Put me in my place
And all I ask for
And all I need
Is a line to cling to
And a love that's guaranteed
I was doin' fine
Just a breezin' around
Now I'm standin' in the pouring rain
Tryin' not to drown
Yeah I'm standin' in the pourin' rain tryin' not to drown
Tryin' not to drown