Name: Red Wine in a Paper Cup
Duration: P00H05M46S
Description: Written, performed, and recorded by Mike Bradley at Palmyra Studios, 2022-2023.

Red Wine in a Paper Cup

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Written, performed, and recorded by Mike Bradley at Palmyra Studios, 2022-2023.

lyrics

Red wine in a paper cup, watching from the sidewalk side
Infidels casting spells into the misty night
Suspended in the trees and on the power lines
Like stopped time

Walked you back to your place following the streetcar rails
It rained on my parade again, you said, it never fails
Furrow crossed your brow like some familiar trail
A life line

Up before the dawn, left you in a threadbare sheet
Ancient balcony, I stopped and sheltered underneath
Watched the sky pour down into these broken streets
Like red wine

You're red wine in a paper cup
Your traffic lights are all corrupt
You've fallen and you can't get up
And no one's on the phone

You're passed out at the pearly gates
A harlot or a future saint
You're dying young and born too late
A cloud without a storm

You're right on time and out of luck
A magic wand worth thirteen bucks
You're red wine in a paper cup

credits

released February 7, 2024
Mike Bradley: Vocals, guitars, keys, bass, drums, percussion.

Words and music by Mike Bradley.

Special thanks to Marty Willson-Piper for songwriting guidance, mentorship, and general inspiration: www.songwritingandguitarguidance.com

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Square-Tone Records New Orleans, Louisiana

SQUARE-TONE RECORDS is the offical site for all recordings made in the home studio of Mike Bradley, a New Orleans musician who writes, performs, and records music both solo and with others.

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