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So, Bad Man is a song that I co-wrote with my good friend and songwriting partner, Mike McKeown out of Austin about 20 years ago. I have had it on the shelf for years, played it in a couple of bands but never recorded it. So I thought it was a great opportunity to pool the talents of my MacJam friends along with a couple of other good friends and former band mates to help me realize my vision. I originally recorded all the parts and performed the vocal, but I was fortunate to replace all of that (except bass) with the help of my friends. The song theme may be a little dark for some, but I really like the way everything came together. I can’t thank these extraordinarily talented guys enough for lending their talents to my project. What a pleasure!
A special thanks goes out to Sig and Andrew for their helpful ears on the mix.
Vocals – Dashriprock (Steve Stout)
Guitars (Rhythm/Lead) – Sigmund
Guitars (Acoustic, Rhythm) – Alackbass (Andrew Lack)
Keyboards – (Organ, Clav) – KTB (John Libby)
Drums – Steve Ritter
Bass, Mix Production – ROK41 (Chris Flynn)
All music and lyrics - Flynn and McKeown
All Copyrights - McFly Music
A special thanks goes out to Sig and Andrew for their helpful ears on the mix.
Vocals – Dashriprock (Steve Stout)
Guitars (Rhythm/Lead) – Sigmund
Guitars (Acoustic, Rhythm) – Alackbass (Andrew Lack)
Keyboards – (Organ, Clav) – KTB (John Libby)
Drums – Steve Ritter
Bass, Mix Production – ROK41 (Chris Flynn)
All music and lyrics - Flynn and McKeown
All Copyrights - McFly Music
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Lyrics
Bad Man
Verse 1
On the high, white plains where the prairie meets the desert
I keep driving but I can’t escape the sun
One cold fact remains though I left it far behind me
In the badlands where I stopped to ditch the gun
I never knew his name ‘cause he came in unexpected
It went so fast I didn’t think to stop
Just a handful of singles I kept my eye on the horizon
I didn’t wait to see his body drop
Chorus
I’m a bad man… yes, now I own that name
Don’t make no plans… ain’t no rules to this new game
Verse 2
I can see my mama now on the front porch in her rocker
Shrugging when they ask where I have gone
Was a quiet boy in school, but a wild side like my brother
Destined me to someday going wrong
I never minded work (haha) but thieving came real easy
And it pumped me full of something like a drug
When my options narrowed down I finally threw my last trump card
And I’m trapped inside this hole that I have dug
Chorus
Bridge
Got nothing on my mind but my surviving
All I got to do today is keep on driving
Guitar solo
Verse 3
I’m gonna call you Maggie. I don’t want to know your name
Or your age or where it is that you call home
This road won’t last forever; it’s no life for you to live
So I’m left to fight these demons on my own...
Chorus
Verse 1
On the high, white plains where the prairie meets the desert
I keep driving but I can’t escape the sun
One cold fact remains though I left it far behind me
In the badlands where I stopped to ditch the gun
I never knew his name ‘cause he came in unexpected
It went so fast I didn’t think to stop
Just a handful of singles I kept my eye on the horizon
I didn’t wait to see his body drop
Chorus
I’m a bad man… yes, now I own that name
Don’t make no plans… ain’t no rules to this new game
Verse 2
I can see my mama now on the front porch in her rocker
Shrugging when they ask where I have gone
Was a quiet boy in school, but a wild side like my brother
Destined me to someday going wrong
I never minded work (haha) but thieving came real easy
And it pumped me full of something like a drug
When my options narrowed down I finally threw my last trump card
And I’m trapped inside this hole that I have dug
Chorus
Bridge
Got nothing on my mind but my surviving
All I got to do today is keep on driving
Guitar solo
Verse 3
I’m gonna call you Maggie. I don’t want to know your name
Or your age or where it is that you call home
This road won’t last forever; it’s no life for you to live
So I’m left to fight these demons on my own...
Chorus
Soundhound
Very well done by all of you.....
Good groove hard core feel, strong lyrics great vocals got that funk rock
thing goin on....
Had me bouncing in my chair.......Sometimes the tunes from the past
recorded todays style can be a blast....
Yep.....I......LIKE THIS ONE.....