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If Down Were Up

from BAR WARS by Jon Strider

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The theme song for the downwardly mobile. A rockin' country thang propelled by Andreas Eriksson's incendiary guitar shredding.

lyrics

IF DOWN WERE UP
(Strider/McGilpin)
I was makin’ top dollar on the totem pole
Climbin’ that ladder when the ladder broke
Now the bills are high, and the rent is due
My checks keep bouncin’ like a kangaroo
Thought I’d hit rock bottom
Then the bottom dropped
If Down Were Up I’d be on top

They cut my credit on my credit cards
Closed my tab down at Rosie’s Bar
I was prayin’ real hard for a change of luck
When a big pine tree fell and crushed my truck
I’m on a downhill roll and it just won’t stop
If Down Were Up I’d be on top

If Down Were Up I’d be flyin’ high
Rollin’ in the dough with a piece of the pie
I’d pawn my troubles, party non-stop
If Down Were Up I’d be on top

The way I see it, man, this ain’t no mess
I’m just travelin’ on the low road to success____

(Instrumental solo - electric guitar: Andreas Eriksson)

The devil called up to buy my soul
Said he’d pay me good money, get me out of this hole
Well, I thought real hard, but I turned him down
With a little more time I can turn this around
‘Cause you can’t lose nothin’
When it’s all you got
If Down Were Up I’d be on top
Yeah, yeah, yeah___

If Down Were Up I’d be flyin’ high
Rollin’ in the dough with a piece of the pie
I’d pawn my troubles, party non-stop
If Down Were Up I’d be on top
Yeah___
If Down Were Up I’d be on top
Hmmm-Hmmm

© 2018 Pacific Songworks BMI / 2RTunes ASCAP
℗ 2018 New Sky Records
All Rights Reserved

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from BAR WARS, released November 23, 2018
Words & Music by JON STRIDER & BOB McGILPIN
Produced & Arranged by JON STRIDER
Recorded & Mixed by EMIL ISAKSSON, associate producer
at Studio Möllan, Malmö, Sweden
Mastered by PAUL MAHERN at Mahern Audio, U.S.A

MUSICIANS
MACIEJ SZYMCZYNSKI - bass
RASMUS SVENSSON - drums
ANDREAS ERIKSSON - lead & rhythm electric guitars
JON STRIDER - lead and background vocals, keyboards
Additional rhythm electric guitar - Patrick Olsen-Ölander (left channel)

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Jon Strider Malmö, Sweden

Performing singer-songwriter, musician and record producer from California - 9 solo CD's on New Sky Records - Music style: "Retro rocking' Country with a Blues&Rhythm twist" and "Rhythm n' Folk" - Career migration track: SF Bay Area to L.A., through Nashville & Austin to Sweden, (for19 years) and back... ... more

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