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Ballad of a Normal Guy

from Bien s​û​r! by NEW WONDERS

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lyrics

The Ballad of a Normal Guy

Charlie says I’m only 22
and yet not sure if I will make 25
Living off garbage ain’t exactly
conducive to a long and healthy life

Charlie’s watching soccer in this diner
considering his untimely demise
he says the only thing
keeping me afloat these days
the only thing that fills me with pride

If Johnny Cash was still alive
he’d write a song about my plight
and all my efforts trying to get by
Just trying to lead a normal life

If Johnny Cash was still alive
he’d dedicate me one of his lines
critics would herald it as a
beautiful depiction of a normal guy

Charlie says I don’t like foreigners
but then again I never spoke to one ofe them
If I could go and see the places where they all came from
maybe I would understand

Charlie says I’m thinking ´bout the army, man
they make you travel and they pay really well
but then again so many fuck-ups in the army and
I don’t wanna end up in hell

If Johnny Cash was still alive
he’d write a song about my plight
and all my efforts trying to get by
Just trying to lead a normal life

If Johnny Cash was still alive
he’d find a way to say this can’t be right
people would be applaud that he aligns with the struggles of a normal guy




Charlie says I don’t understand women
and they don’t seem to understand me
They always fall for rich,
heartless bastards
And I don’t believe
a rich, heartless bastard
is something that I’ll ever be
I only want to love and be loved
but that seems so hard to achieve

And I said Oh, Charlie
you’re breaking me hearty
and Johnny is gone like the breeze
But if you need someone to tell your story
please let that someone be me

Now, if Johnny was still alive
He might write a song about your plight
but he’d say your mother was a gambler’s wife
and your Daddy died in a gunfight

If Johny wasn’t dead
he’d say you have bounty on your head
cause you shot a man, you turned and fled
and slept in a prison bed

But Johnny is gone
and I am gonna write you a song
And I will tell, I will tell everyone
just about the things
you’ve said and done

Johnny’s up in the sky
and I will write a song about your plight
and I will call it
true and truthful
the ballad of the normal guy

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from Bien s​û​r!, released July 7, 2023

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A shared love for Motorpsycho, Lemonheads, Notwist and Fred Astaire (in that order). Quiet-Loud-Quiet, dreamy soundscapes and real bangers - and fantastic stories. These are the NEW WONDERS. Bien sûr!

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