Thee Days (It's So hard To Pull Through)

[Andy Howell]

A song inspired by walking through my city centre!


Walking through my city’s streets in the hour just before dawn
Sleeping bags and rags lie in front out of me
Strewn out on the pavement floor
A woman in front asks how she might help?
She’s not prepared for the anger and screams
This is a city of pain and anguish today
No more the celestial city of dreams

It’s not just a problem of ceilings and walls
But of complex and unmet need
So many now living their lives out on the edge
So many now who’ve taken their leave

Chorus

These days, it’s so hard to keep trying
These days, well what can we do?
These days, it’s just so hard to survive
These days it’s so hard to pull through

Returning home the night falls dark, an icey wind, the cruel winter’s bark
Behind the church a soup kitchen van
That very modern city landmark
A ragged army is out there in front
Patiently standing in line
A nation’s failure is on display tonight
You look after yours and I’ll look after mine

So I scuttle on by to the warmth of the bus
To get home as quick as I can
Close my door to the world out there on the street
To real life in this cruel, hard land

Chorus

These days it’s so hard to keep trying
These days well what can we do?
These days it’s just so hard to survive
These days it’s so hard to pull through

As we drive on through these city streets
So many now seem so blind
To the chaos and pain we’re cruising through
To those so left behind
It’s not just simply a home they need
But a system that truly
cares
A society that cuts through the bull****
Where troubles are properly shared

Well I am walking through these city streets
As cold and mean as can be
Another day lived right out on the edge
In our shared society

These days it’s so hard to keep trying
These days well what can we do?
These days it’s just so hard to survive
These days it’s so hard to pull through

[Organic Sounds Select Guitars]

Hey Andy, I just listened twice through. Great song! I commend you on tackling this difficult and important subject. I noticed that your lyrics as written are quite different than those that you sing. Very powerful, and musically it has a good hook. I especially like the chorus.

If I could offer one suggestion, and you can take it or leave it of course, but it might be even more powerful if you slowed down the tempo a bit. I really like the quality of your voice. A little slower and your lyrics would not only be more easily understood, but you would also take on a little Mark Knopfler type of inflection.

Again, great job, and thanks for sharing your song with us!

[Glennwillow]

Nice job Andy! This is a very thought provoking song about some very tough problems in our world. Thanks for going after this!

- Glenn