Lyrics
All songs written by Cullen Brian Gallagher
Self-titled album (2024, Bad Channels Records)
1 - I Miss Those Days of Living For the Night
I miss those days of living for the night
Of looking for love under the glow of neon lights
Never knowing where I'm going or who I'm gonna meet
Just trusting my shoes to get me home and in one piece
I miss those days
I miss those nights
I miss those days of living for the night
I miss those friends who I'd meet at the bar
We'd drink a beer together while we bear our broken hearts
We'd talk all night about our lives and the things we plan do
Tomorrow seems so far away, but I hope that our dreams come true
I miss last call, drinking one more for the road
Say goodbye to all my friends and then try to stumble home
But my feet they know the way even when I go astray
Yeah my shoes can get me home even when I'm drunk and all alone
2 - Next Bus Home
You're running down the road
just trying to catch the next bus home
but you missed it and the next one will be a while
So you head into a bar
and have a drink to pass the hour
but pretty soon you've missed the next one, too
Cuz you're never going home as long as that jukebox keeps playing songs
and you've pockets full of quarters and tonight's a night for sing alongs
So just keep drinking and just keep singing
and just keep thinking you'll catch the next bus home
Now you're drunk enough to call old friends
and ask them how they've been
and if it is too late to make amends
You say that you will buy the first round
if they feel like coming out
You're probably gonna be here for awhile
Cuz you're never going home as long as that jukebox keeps playing songs
and you've pockets full of quarters and tonight's a night for sing along
And buying rounds for strangers is your preferred form of penitence
The anonymity is such a comfort, curse, and luxury
So just keep drinking and just keep singing
and just keep thinking you'll catch the next bus home
3 - I Could Be With You By Morning
I could be with you by morning
if I catch the midnight bus
say goodbye to this here city
and be on my way to you
there's an hour stop in Boston
but an hour's not that long
just time enough to get some coffee
then we're on the road again
I could be with you by morning
and in your arms by afternoon
I could be there in your heart, too,
before tomorrow's day is through
I'll grab a cab from the station
stop for groceries along the way
and get a big bouquet of roses
in case I don't know what to say
I could be there if you want me
And if you want just say the word
I'll stay as long as you would let me
But if you don't I understand
4 - I Can't Sleep Alone If I'm Not Drunk
I guess I didn't plan this night too well
It's 10 o'clock and I'm already out of beer
I head across the street to get some stuff
Walking home I hope that it's enough
Cuz I can't sleep alone if I'm not drunk
And I can't stay in bed if you're not there
And I can't stand my thoughts if I'm not thinking of you
And I can't sleep alone if I'm not drunk
I watch the ceiling fan go round and round
And I can't rid my ears of this ringing sound
The quiet nights are always so damned loud
Am I too far gone to turn my life around?
I watch the ceiling fan go round and round
Nagging doubts and regrets can't be drowned
The quiet nights they always ring so loud
Am I too far gone to turn my life around?
My neighbor's out the door for his morning run
It's times like these I'm glad I don't have a gun
The birds of dawn are outside singing songs
It's time I made my bed and start moving on
4 - A Question That Answers Itself
Should I have another drink tonight
or tell myself that I have had enough
I try to convince myself that I don't need no more
But deep inside, I can't help myself
Should I have another drink tonight
It's a question that I often ask myself
Do I want to feel like I'm alright for just a moment
It's a question that answers itself
Do I like the man that I've become?
Am I proud of things that I have done?
Do I want the memories from which I've tried to run?
As I take a sip, the answer comes
5 - Shaken
Ever woken up covered in sweat
scared of what you've done or might do yet
not sure if it's just some silly dream
or a portent of the man you're gonna be
You're shaken, you're shaken, you're shaken
Ever dreamt about someone you know
Feeling things you didn't feel before
A face you hadn't thought about in years
Leaves you cold and covered in tears
Ever seen a picture of your dad
And seen a life that you didn't know he had
A smiling handsome face so full of youth
No trace of the bitter man you knew
6 - Could We Try Our Love Again
I've gone six weeks being sober
I've walked around on sleepless nights
but I can't stand another second alone
could we try our love again
Lately I've been lonely
and it feels like I'm in hell
I really need to hear your voice
would you pick up if I call
I've been reliving all my mistakes
and I think I know where I went wrong
I never should have chosen her over you
could we try our love
Lately I've been thinking
about the good times that we had
I really need to feel your arms
would you hold me for awhile
and if you could forgive me
could we try our love again
7 - Dead and gone
I'm looking for someone to love me
when I'm dead and gone
someone to keep my picture
hanging on the wall
she don't have to dust it
or pick it up if it falls
just as long as she remembers me at all
Dead and gone
dead and gone
one day I'll be dead
and she'll be gone
I'm looking for someone to think of me
from time to time
when she's getting high
or when she's drinking wine
she don't have to think good thoughts
the bad ones would be fine
just as long as she remembers me at all
I'm looking for someone to tell me
I wasn't wrong
wasting all these years
writing all these songs
but she don't have to like them
or sing them, if she don't like
just as long as she remembers me at all
And I know she's gonna forget me after all
8 - Dry My Weeping Eyes
I don't mind missing you
It feels kind of good
cuz I know I'll see you soon
I don't mind crying sometimes
cuz when you come back
you'll dry my weeping eyes
Dry my weeping eyes
Hold my trembling hand
Fill my empty arms
Don't be gone too long
I don't mind waking up scared
Your pillow still smells
just like your strawberry hair
I don't mind the lonely nights,
cuz when you come back
you'll dry my weeping eyes
9 - I Still Dream of Her
I sleep beside you every night
but I still dream of her
and think of all the awful things
that she did not deserve
I promised that I'd treat her right
and god knows that I tried
I sleep beside you every night
but I still dream of her
You look so peaceful sleeping there
While I lie wide awake
I close my eyes but I still see
The sadness in her face
I plug my ears but I still hear
the things I never said
I sleep beside you every night
but I still dream of her
I put my arm around your waist
and pull you close to me
but the closer that our bodies get
the more my mind's adrift
thinking of the one before
and all the ones to come
I sleep beside you every night
but I still dream of her
Yes, I still dream of her
10 - The More I Think of Someone New
The more I think of someone new
the more I think of you
I've tried so many other ones
why can't they all be you?
I wish my mind were somewhere else
instead of in the past
it hurt to think of yesterday
and love that did not last
Maybe I'll go out tonight
and try to ease my mind
find someone to buy a drink
who's easy on the eyes
I hope that I won't be alone
when the bars all close
maybe I'll have company
to walk home next to me
And it hurts to think
that come tomorrow
tonight's love will have past
11 - Tanked at Hank's
Lately I've been late to work
showing up hungover
wearing the clothes I wore the day before
but I don't care what people think
and if they know how much I drink
there's only one thing gets me through the week
I like getting tanked at Hank's Saloon
it happens every Sunday afternoon
I leave my troubles at the door
and drink until I hit the floor
and then I get up and drink a couple more
because I like getting tanked at Hank's Saloon
And when I get to feeling low
and wish my life were over
there's only one place that I wanna go
Jeannie brightens up my day
and Sean Kershaw's band is on the stage
and all my favorite songs they're gonna play
The Lonely Place of You EP (2021)
1- The Lonely Place of You
Coffee don't keep me up at night
and drinking don't take pain away
and loving someone new never takes
the lonely place of you
Dreaming brings us back together
and waking up just pulls us back apart
and loving someone new never takes
the lonely place of you
'cause no one wears your dress
and no one wears your shoes
and no one dances quite as close as you
Saying sorry won't change the past
and talking sweet won't bring you back
and loving someone new never takes
the lonely place of you
but loving someone new
will have to do
2 - One for Two
I'm cleaning out my closet
and throwing out my old clothes
I'm getting rid of everything I own
I'm making room in my home for you
I'm making my whole world one for two
I'm buying a new bed
a pillow for your pretty head
and you can trust everything I've said
So goodbye old love letters
and bad memories of their senders
I'm not living in the past anymore
And if I cry at night
as I am wont to do
just hold me close
I'll do the same for you
3 - A Couple of Broken Hearts
It ain't a bar without a couple spilled beers
and it ain't a party without a couple shed tears
You can't have one without the other
You can't have fun without another
And it ain't true love without a couple broken hearts
And it ain't a race if there isn't last palace
and it ain't worth chasing, if it can't get away
You say you've been wrong and you won't be wronged no more
You say you've been hurt and you won't be hurt no more
And it ain't a song without a couple notes wrong
and it ain't a kiss if it wouldn't be missed
You can't have one without the other
Your love's begun, and then it's over
No it ain't true love without a couple broken hearts
4 - My Private Hell
There are places lonelier than a motel room
and my heart's the loneliest one of all
there are places colder than Neptune's farthest moon
and my heart's the coldest one of all
My heart's so cold and lonely
it beats for me and me only
there ain't no room for nobody else
cuz it's just me and my private hell
There are places darker than a night sky without stars
and my heart's the darkest one of all
There are places emptier than the unslept half of bed
and my heart's the emptiest one of all