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My Red Guitar

by Jackie Guy

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    Artwork by Carmen Leah and featuring photographs by Veronica K Photography with lyric insert.

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1.
A BC Rich, hangin’ on the wall No big brand name, nothin’ fancy at all But it looked so sweet He said he thought of me The bright red was teasin’ him The smooth curves were drawin’ him in And when he held it He felt he was holdin’ me So he bought me that Red guitar It’s comin’ with me to a Nashville bar I’m never alone when it’s in my arms My red guitar To me it’s like wine, gettin’ better with time Others say it’s lost its shine And doesn’t sound as sweet As it does to me So, don’t go buyin’ me a brand new guitar ‘Cause this one’s got a place in my heart A new one can’t win No, I’ll just have to trade it back in For my It’s my red guitar It’s my red guitar With my red guitar It’s comin’ with me to a Nashville bar I’m never alone When it’s in my arms With my red guitar It doesn’t matter to me if I ever go far I feel so at home, when it’s in my arms My red guitar It’s my red guitar
2.
You want a guy you can call a ten With a heart of gold and a six pack trim But I - I -know, it don’t exist You want a guy that can turn some heads But keep his eyes from wanderin’ Well, I know, it don’t exist There ain’t no such thing as a ten outta ten Cause you can’t look that good and not know it Once you know it, your heart craves flattery And let me tell you baby that’s not a ten to me You want a guy, tough as sin To still be sweet and sensitive But I know, it don’t exist You want a guy that’ll give you space And still be at your arms embrace… Well… I know, it don’t exist There ain’t no such thing as a ten outta ten Cause you can’t look that good and not know it Once you know it, your heart craves flattery And let me tell you baby Let me tell you Can’t have the heart, have it hot Have him lovin’ you non-stop Can’t have your cake, and eat it, too
3.
Looking in your eyes I see a fire there I see someone going somewhere Everyone thinks it’s a real long shot So do you but your heart won’t let you stop Until you get there Two steps forward, three steps back Why does life work like that Two steps forward, three steps back again When it was right in your hand Everyone says just find something else Nobody knows why you want it so bad Do you want it? Looking at your smile, it can light up a room Hiding everything that your heart’s been going through And I can see why, it’ll take a little more time A heart so pure gets pushed to the back line, Back line, back line And still you climb Do you want it? Want it, want it, want it Do you want it? Oh, do you want it? They keep saying no, but do you want it? They tell you to go, but do you want it? They say, not today, maybe the next time, Or the next time, today’s the next time Do you want it? Do you want it? I know you want it
4.
There You Go 03:32
I can see all the signs The same ones you’ve shown me many times You swore to me you’d never ever cross that line again Now there’s that same feelin’ And I’m torn Torn because I trusted you For better or for worse I would stand by you But I don’t wanna do this again and again and again There you go, there you go You’ve done it again You look me in the eye and deny where I know you’ve been There you go, there you go You’ve done it again Your little white lies keep tarnishing The ring on my hand Don’t tell me we’re fine Come clean, face it head-on this time Your sweet lies just make the devil wanna smile You say you’re not going back But I don’t believe that Your world of make-believe Is never gonna end If you think these tears won’t dry Just think again There you go There you go, there you go You’ve done it again You look me in the eye and deny where I know you’ve been There you go, there you go You’ve done it again Your little lies are tearin’ at my heart strings Your little lies are ruinin’ everythin’ Your little white lies keep tarnishing the ring On my hand, on my hand There you go again There you go, there you go, you’ve done it again
5.
Did you see him wink when I walked by? No, honey, that was just the sun in his eye Did you see his Harley, and leather jacket, too? Oh yeah, I saw him, with his arm tattoo And I can tell you right now He’ll never put it ‘round you ‘Cause mama knows somethin’ ‘Bout the bad boys, too Oh no, what’ll I do? My baby’s likin’ what I used to She’s fallin’ for the one that Daddy’s gonna take a gun to Oh no, my mama told me Karma gives back, times three Now my good little girl is givin’ it all back to me Did you see him? He’s got love in his eyes Honey, he is just the heart-breakin’ kind Did you see his piercing? It’s brand new Yeah, I saw it, and let me tell you This is feelin’ more and more like dêja vous Your mama‘s worst nightmare, oh it’s comin’ true Did you see him? Oh no Did you see him lookin‘ at me? Did you see him? Oh no Did you see him? I think he really likes me
6.
Better Half 03:17
Half-broken from all of my mistakes Never could live life the better way Half-torn between wrong and right No good at showin’ anyone the other side Until you You complete me You’re all I need You’re my better half, my second chance You’re what I’m livin’ for I’m not lookin’ back You’re my better half So full of insecurities Full of buyin’ up all the make-believe Full of all the lies I’ve been fed All the doubts and empty promises Until you Emptied out the bad and filled it with love instead Oh oh you, you complete me You’re all I need, all I need
7.
Is it just me, feelin’ something growin Is it just me, or is a spark smolderin’? I’m tryin’ to deny my feelings for you One glance too long and you’ll know it’s true And I can’t let you, so I’ll... Take a rain check to go tonight If I can’t have you, I’ll hold on to it real tight Just a rain check to go tonight ‘Cause waitin’ for you feels right Is it just me, or are you feelin’ it, too? Is it just me, drivin’ ‘round, tryin’ to forget about you? Is all this thinkin’ about you a waste of time? Is takin’ it slow gonna make you mine? Then I’m gonna try and Take a rain check to go tonight If I can’t have you, I’ll hold on to it real tight Just a rain check to go tonight ‘Cause waitin’ for you feels right Will I have the strength to not give in, Or is temptation gonna win? I’ll take a rain check to go tonight And if I can’t have you I’ll hold on to it real tight Just a rain check to go tonight If I can’t have you I’ll hold on to it real tight If I can’t have you Just a rain check to go tonight 8
8.
It takes a different kind to wait patiently Watch you chase dead-end dreams And everything in between I’ve been waitin’ Prayin’ someday you might change But you just won’t try If it takes two to love you, I am gone If I’m not good enough, I won’t carry on What I can’t understand is you don’t think it’s wrong If it takes two, to get us through this I’ll hold on If it takes two, to love you I’m gone I’ll make the sacrifice of givin’ up my own dreams Take on the worryin’ of livin’ beyond our means And I’ll just do it But baby when it comes down to her No, I won’t change my mind I’ll take the blame for loving you blind Pity stares: they’re all mine I’ll even take the shame that’s meant for you Cause when I made my bed, I never knew If it takes two to love you, I’m gone If it takes two to love you, I’m gone
9.
When we were talkin’, I caught that look in your eye The kind that says I’m just wastin’ your time I’ve seen it before, but one thing’s for sure I’m not takin’ no this time What you don’t know is, I’m not the quittin’ kind You don’t know, you don’t know You don’t know me How dare you sit there and you judge me? When you don’t know, you don’t know You don’t know me You don’t know me at all I know you saw the baby on my hip And it’s making you so afraid to commit Well, they made the girl I am today And if you can’t see past that Get outta my way ‘Cause I’ll just have to show you If you say I won’t You can bet I’ll do it If you say I can’t then just watch me Prove you wrong You don’t know me You just don’t know me You don’t know me at all
10.
As I drove up the drive I felt a chill down my spine Heard that song many times And it always reminded me of you But somehow today It spoke a different way It cut and it burned as my stomach turned It took my breath away and... My tears burned like acid on my face All that heartbreak that you felt I got to taste My tears burned like acid on my face When I said goodbye and felt nothing inside I felt it all today And you can bet I heard How I messed up your world Back then my heart was too young to care Who I hit ‘n’ run What a selfish girl Now I still believe God leads us where we should be But there was no reason why I had to mess with your life completely, and... My tears burned my face All that heartbreak that you felt, I got to taste My tears burned my face And I'm so sorry for ever treating you that way Oh, just know I felt it all today, today (My tears burned)
11.
Bridges 03:34
Everybody wants a quick way to the top They give it all But never quite know where to stop So many wolves dressed in sheep's clothes Gotta watch the hand you hold Bridges If God can build 'em he can break 'em Bridges Some are strong, some not worth makin' Might never break free God burned the bridge before it burned me Looking back you'll wonder How it would've turned out If you just went along and followed the crowd This world says, "Be a good girl" Hush now, don't say a word And we ask why, why, why? When we cry, cry, cry We just can't see It was never in our hands Bridges If God can build 'em, he can break 'em Bridges Some are strong some not worth makin' Bridges, why, why, why do we cry, cry, cry?

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released January 19, 2015

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Seven-time SCMA-nominated country singer-songwriter Jackie Guy.

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