Adam Cole: Music

Cold Kind of Comfort

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Adam Cole

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June 20, 2010

Adam Cole

When I was a young man I used to write songs like these all the time as a way of dealing with my frustrations with certain women. Now that I'm married and never get frustrated anymore, I write songs like these for fun, just pretending that I'm frustrated. Yep.

I envisioned this as a guitar-song, but I don't play guitar well enough, and don't even own an electric. Surprisingly, the stride-piano thing actually worked. There's a rockabilly connection that seems implied. It really needs two vocalists, especially for the end of the song, but remember I did this with a cassette recorder. No overdubs. For the new version I added a flange/chorus in the voice which does add to the rock'n'roll feel a little.

Cold Kind of Comfort

She's the queen of I'm not listening
Something in her gaze is missing
You're a sucker if you stay but you can't pay the bill

Too much work, don't bother trying
If you touch her she'll start lying
Freeze you out of bed by keeping absolutely still

Toooo bad, you know that you will never get it
Soooo sad, you made your bed now lie upon it
Ooooh yes, It just goes on cause you can't quit it

It's a cold kind of comfort waking up beside a corpse
She may play the part, but she won't toe the line
Don't you love going out with her, it's just like growing old

I remember when you met her
How you thought you'd never get her
Now she's yours and still you wonder why you feel so blue

You became a total sucker
Just a place to rest her pucker
Now she's laying low and you have no idea what to do!

Toooo bad, you haven't made a good assessment
Soooo sad, you haven't guessed what her black dress meant
Ooooh yes, you'll never know how your last date went,
She's contemplating your replacement
Your apple pie is in the basement!

It's a cold kind of comfort waking up beside a corpse
She may play the part, but she won't toe the line
Don't you love going out with her, it's just like growing old

(C) 2010 Adam Cole