From the recording Bad Man Comin' Up
Music and Lyrics by Aaron Francis Weinzapfel. Recorded and Produced by Bob Grenz. Aaron Francis performs Acoustic Guitar, Lead and Backing Vocals. Bob Grenz performs Electric Guitar, Bass, drums, Organ, Horns
Lyrics
Bad Man Comin’ Up words and music by Aaron Weinzapfel
He’s got a vault full of hearts
That he’ll never use
And the whole world full of trust
That he’ll only abuse
And for all his looks and for all his charm
You know there’s one thing you can be sure of
He’ll only bring you harm, only bring you harm
(chorus)
Nothing worse than a good man going down than
a bad man comin up
You been seeing it all your life and I wonder
Aint it time you had enough?
And I can’t bear to see a good man going down and
a bad man comin up
Before I give you my shoulder to cry on once again
And it time you had enough
You shelter him from his critics
Like he’s the last man you’ll ever know
And you been watching with big soft eyes
But you’ve never seen him grow
What you see is what you get
So don’t defend it and don’t succumb
Cuz too many times I’ve seen the ungracious man
Leave you feeling dumb
(chorus)
Oh lovely lady you long
To lead your sisters to strength
But you’ve been leading a different life
Than all those words that you say
And I know that lonely times
Can do tragic things to us all
But you’d better take your time this time
Before you take the fall
(chorus)