Dry January

by @tspoon

Dry January
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#rock #dryhumor
This year I did a dry January for the first time ever. Its the longest I remained alcohol free in many years. It was mainly a weight-loss effort, and to just see if I could do it. Surprisingly it wasn't that hard. I also tried to give up chocolate and late night snacking... that was much tougher. But I succeeded, for the most part. To date, I am down 14 lbs from NY Eve. That is gratifying, and a bit startling. When asked if i would just give it up for good now, i quickly replied, "no way" But it did leave me wondering about myself 😀
This was not a 1-take effort sadly. Took a bit of effort. really wish it hard a scorching guitar solo in the middle and drums. It could really rock. But my abilities are limited.

Lyrics

Its been a long long month
and I lost a little weight
it was a long dry January
god I could use a drink.

Times like these I worry
maybe I should make a change
but nobody’s in a hurry
to try to turn that page

Refrain:
Its been a Dry January
and I made it through the month
It was dry dry January
It’s a desert visited once

The calendar has turned over
I should have felt just great
But when I look a bit closer
I still see the man I hate

I gotta think it over now
its time to make a switch
If I can do it in January, How
can I make that stick?

Comments

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@sp4cek4a3n
I love the simplicity and your deadpan vocals. The sounds and feels suit the subject matter perfectly.
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@joefahey
A great idea for a song, and #dryhumor makes for a great hashtag too. So many people seem to be taking the challenge so it's helpful to have some solidarity and in health awareness too. Congrats on one that weight loss, that makes it worth it right there. 2025 is a tricky year to give up having a drink though, and the chocolate and late-nite snacking could be even trickier, which I recently have done but feel better already. Perfect lyrics throughout and the catchy melody makes it a nice little mantra to keeping things dry.
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@toddnorem
14lbs, that's impressive. Dry January seemed to be all the rage this year. I think I did it once. Definitely gone for long periods where I drank very little, having some exgirlfriends who didn't drink at all helped. Not drinking this January...that took major courage. Especially after the 20th. I used to barely snack. Now the idea of not snacking and giving up chocolate might be more difficult for me than booze. But I don't really want to find out. I hope your "I still see the man I hate" was more a rhyme than a serious thought. Nice work.
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@raspberry33
LOL at "desert visited once"! And congrats on the weight loss, as well as 20 years of FAWMing. I'd love to see a skirmish asking veteran FAWMers to post an old song (5, 10, 20 years ago) alongside a new version. I think we all improve with time (musically and otherwise), but it's sometimes not clearly obvious to ourselves.
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@ericdistad Mod
This is relatable. I dig the vibe. I really like the chorus on this!

Dry January = a challenge. No chocolate? Woah! I... would not survive. ;)

Excellent work T!
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