GOIN' DOWN SWINGIN'

Words and Music by Mike Clifford, Copyright 2004

When you broke my heart

I knew right from the start

That you were gone for good

And them blues I would be singin’

But now I’m drinkin’ every night

Dancin’ beneath these neon lights

I may be going’ down

But I’m Goin’ Down Swingin’

I got laid off last week

You might say I’m up a creek

Without a paddle

And I don’t feel much like swimmin’

Now my bankroll’s wearin’ thin

Yes I’m surely near the end

Tonight I’m goin’ down

But I’m Goin’ Down Swingin’

It might be hard to understand

What can happen to a man

When his ship goes down

And he starts sinkin’

In some stranger’s arms I’ll be

Dancin’ with your memory

Tonight I’m goin’ down

But I’m Goin’ Down Swingin’

CHORUS and End