Now I'm Doin' Time (Cos' I Committed Love)
Album: Nashlantafayette
By: Philip Martin
By: Philip Martin
Duration
4:18
Genres
Description
Always loved the 12 bar, Honkytonk bar band style of stuff. Started thinking about a friends comment on marriage being a life sentence, and thought I'd give it a twist.
Lyrics
NOW I’M DOING TIME, (COS I COMMITTED LOVE). WELL THE CURTAINS ON THE WINDOW LOOK LIKE BARS IN THE SUNLIGHT, AND I GUESS THEY MEAN THE SAME TO ME. THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN, SO MANY THINGS HAVE GONE AND CHANGED, THE THINGS I’M THINKIN’ BOUT WOULD BE A SIN. I CAN’T BELIEVE I SAID “I DO” AND THEN THE PREACHER PASSED THE SENTENCE AND HE HANDED ME A GOLDEN RING. AND NOW I’M DOING TIME, COS I COMMITTED LOVE. I USED TO LOVE THE OPEN ROAD, IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYWHERE I GO, THERE’D BE A PRETTY GIRL TO CATCH MY EYE. WE’D DRINK A LITTLE BIT AND DANCE, MAYBE THERE’D BE SOME ROMANCE, BUT IN THE MORNING ADIOS, GOODBYE. THEN I SAW HER ACROSS THE BAR, FELT LIKE I’D BEEN HIT BY A CAR, I KNEW I’D NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN AND NOW I’M DOING TIME, COS I COMMITTED LOVE. OHHH, I THOUGHT THIS WOULDN’T HAPPEN TO ME. YE—S, I LOVED IT BEIN’ FANCY FREE. MY MAMA SAID SOMEBODY’LL GET YOU BOY YOU WAIT AND SEE. NOW I DON’T EVER WANT TO GO BACK TO MY USED TO BE. NOW THE KIDS HAVE STARTED SCHOOL, AND I’M A FEELIN’ LIKE A FOOL, AND I’M A WONDERIN’ WHERE MY LIFE HAS BEEN. IT WASN’T BACK SO VERY FAR IT WAS MY BUDDIES, BEER AND BARS BEFORE MY ANGEL FINALLY CLIPPED MY WINGS. DESPITE THE TEETHING AND THE GRIEVIN’, ONE OR BOTH OF US A LEAVIN’ HEY I WOULDN’T CHANGE A SINGLE THING AND NOW I’M DOING TIME, COS I COMMITTED LOVE. SOLO. OHHH, I THOUGHT THIS WOULDN’T HAPPEN TO ME. YE—S, I LOVED IT BEIN’ FANCY FREE. MY MAMA SAID SOMEBODY’LL GET YOU BOY YOU WAIT AND SEE. NOW I DON’T EVER WANT TO GO BACK TO MY USED TO BE. WELL WE FINALLY QUIT OUR BITCHIN’, AND I’M GETTING ROUND TO FIXIN’, ALL THE THINGS I SHOULD’VE DONE BEFORE. WE STILL FUSS AND FIGHT, BUT DO OUR MAKING UOP AT NIGHT INSTEAD OF PACKIN’ UP AND HEADIN OUT THE DOOR, WHEN SHE LOOK ME IN THE EYES, WELL IT’S RIGHT THEN I REALISE THAT I GOT EVERYTHING I NEED AND MORE. AND NOW I’M DOING TIME, COS I COMMITTED LOVE. NOW I’M DOING TIME, COS I COMMITTED LOVE. NOW I’M DOING TIME, COS I COMMITTED LOVE.
