Jazz/Bigband
Three Strikes and a Song
A jazz/big band track about a woman who has been through three difficult marriages, each divorced because her husband treated her unfairly. She talks about her life, her sorrows, and her hopes.
[Verse 1]
In a smoky club, where the lights are low,
I’ve danced with love, but it’s been quite a show.
Three times I’ve walked down that aisle, oh so bright,
But each time I found myself lost in the night.
[Chorus]
Three strikes and a song, oh, what a ride,
Each marriage a chapter, but love’s been denied.
One ran away, left me in tears,
The other betrayed me, fed my worst fears.
But I’m still here, with hope in my heart,
One day I’ll find him, my true counterpart.
[Verse 2]
The second wore a smile, but it was a lie,
Behind closed doors, he’d make me cry.
The third was a storm, with fists like the rain,
But I’m rising above, I won’t live in pain.
[Chorus]
Three strikes and a song, oh, what a ride,
Each marriage a chapter, but love’s been denied.
One ran away, left me in tears,
The other betrayed me, fed my worst fears.
But I’m still here, with hope in my heart,
One day I’ll find him, my true counterpart.
[Bridge]
So I’ll sing my sorrows, let the music play,
With every note, I’ll chase the dark away.
I’ll wear my scars like diamonds that shine,
For every heartbreak, I’ll make it divine.
[Chorus]
Three strikes and a song, oh, what a ride,
Each marriage a chapter, but love’s been denied.
One ran away, left me in tears,
The other betrayed me, fed my worst fears.
But I’m still here, with hope in my heart,
One day I’ll find him, my true counterpart.
[Outro]
So here’s to the future, I’ll raise my glass high,
To love that’s true, I’ll reach for the sky.
With every heartbreak, I’ll learn to be strong,
And until that day, I’ll keep singing my song.