NO GLORY IN PRIORITIES

[restlesswriters]

Hi,I'm looking for a "Tracy Lawrence" style melody for this lyric. Composers are invited to collab if interested. E mail a link to samples of your work.Thanx,Stan ------------------------------------------------------------------------NO GLORY IN PRIORITIESCopyright 2004/Stan Simons ASCAP[V1]The dreamer dusts the living room, her children fast asleepShe’d hoped for another life, but had promises to keepJimmy’s got a game tonight, so she’s got supper on the stoveHer husband’s working late again, so she’s got it all solo[V2]Once she had a dream, when she was seventeenShe was headed for college, with a new engagement ringThey wanted a family, but there was plenty of timeThen she got pregnant, and had to change her mind[Chorus]THERE’S NO GLORY IN PRIORITIESNo chance at the brass ringOpportunities pass you byAnd leave you waiting in the wingsNO GLORY IN PRIORITIESOnly dishes in the sinkBut sometimes while she’s washingShe remembers her dreams[V2]Her parents were so proud, of her stellar grades in schoolThey knew she was special, and played by her own rulesAnd everyone said, she was headed for big thingsThen in the middle of a memory, - she hears the baby scream[Chorus]THERE’S NO GLORY IN PRIORITIESNo chance at the brass ringOpportunities pass you byAnd leave you waiting in the wingsNO GLORY IN PRIORITIESOnly dishes in the sinkBut sometimes while she’s washingShe remembers her dreams[Bridge]Some build empires, some build little livesBut we wouldn’t have the builders, if it weren’t for good wivesGirls turn to grannies, bouncing children on their kneesBuilding our confidence, helping us succeed[Chorus]But, THERE’S NO GLORY IN PRIORITIESNo chance at the brass ringOpportunities pass you byAnd leave you waiting in the wingsNO GLORY IN PRIORITIESOnly dishes in the sinkBut sometimes while she’s washingShe remembers her dreams[Tag]NO GLORY IN PRIORITIES, only dishes in the sinkShe’d hoped for a different life, …but had promises to keep