Songwriter Spotlight

As I've mentioned in earlier posts, in this new year I'd like to highlight up and coming writers. Totally going to play favorites today and shine the spot on my one and only, Nate Robbins, Songwriter to the stars. Well, not yet. But he's got the goods, and I can't wait to witness him selling his first song and soar to the top with a breakout Number 1. Here are the lyrics to his latest and greatest, Jack and Coke.

Little Jack's nine years old

Things aren’t the best at home

His grades at an all-time low 

And Katie Lynn went to the dance with Joe

Sometimes he wants to escape

Sometimes he wants to run away

Sometimes he zones out gets alone in the back of the room

When nobody’s lookin' he dreams of gloom

Sometimes he pretends he’s mixing drinks with a smoke

Black and gold 

Jack and coke 

Another nine go by ain’t much changed

Same old pains with different names

By now he’s an artist at getting away

But he’s tall enough now to grab top shelf whiskey

Sometimes he zones out gets alone out in the back of the room

When nobody’s lookin' he dreams of gloom

Sometimes he pretends he’s mixing drinks with a smoke

Black and gold 

Jack and coke 

He’s twenty-eight now the papers are in

He's lost his wife but not his gin

He’s made such a habit

He’s made such a crutch

When life gets hard he just pulls out a cup