Kid (Cautionary Tale)

from Clean Getaway by Ricky Byrd

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KID (A CAUTIONARY TALE)
Byrd/Hudson
7/16 KID WELCOME TO THE WORLD
IT’S A TRICKY PLACE
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL
YOUR HEAD SCREWED ON STRAIGHT
PLAY WITH FIRE
YOU GONNA GET BURNED
BUT LET LIFE’S MISTAKES
BE THE LESSONS YOU LEARN
THOSE SAME WORDS
I HEARD FROM MY FATHER
BUT JUST LIKE YOU
I THOUGHT I KNEW
THOUGHT I KNEW EVERYTHING

KID,
GO OUT AND LIVE
JUST LIKE I DID
YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO
HEY,
BUT IF YOU WANNA PLAY
YOU’RE GONNA PAY
AND SEE HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
THAT’S WHAT I DID
I AIN’T PREACHIN’
I’M JUST REACHIN’ OUT TO YOU KID

WELCOME TO REALITY
IT AIN’T WHAT IT SEEMS
NEW RESPONSIBILITY
AND BROKEN DREAMS
SO YOU LOOK FOR SOME MAGIC
TO GET YOU THROUGH THE ROUGH
YOU WANNA DO A LITTLE
BUT THAT LITTLE AIN’T ENOUGH
I WALKED THAT CROOKED ROAD TO NOWHERE
THAT DEAD END STREET WILL FADE TO BLACK
CAUSE IT AIN’T THAT EASY TO FIND YOUR WAY BACK

CH 2

BR
I’M NOT HERE TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO
IF YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT, GO GET IT
AND DO IT LOUD
JUST TELLIN’ YA WHAT I’VE BEEN THROUGH
AND KNOW I’LL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU

SOLO

CH 4

CH 5
KID,
GO OUT AND LIVE
JUST LIKE I DID
YOU’RE GONNA DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO

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from Clean Getaway, released October 20, 2017

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Ricky Byrd New York, New York

*RnR Hall of Fame Inductee with JJ & The Blackhearts

*In Recovery since 1987

*Performed, Recorded and/or Toured with JJ and The Blackhearts, Roger Daltrey, Ian Hunter, Southside Johnny, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr,Alice Cooper, Mavis Staples, Smokey Robinson to name a few.

*Cd’s
Tough Room This World (Live) - 2001
Lifer - 2013
Clean Getaway - 2017

Singles 2023..
Glamdemic Blues,
Alien,Louanne ... more

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