May Songwriting Challenge- Day 23: Grey Thumb

Inspired by my patio garden and all of the plants I’ve killed, I wrote this little ditty called “Grey Thumb”. When I say I’ve killed plants…folks, I’ve killed cacti. I’ve killed bamboo. I killed my sweet little pineapple plant…and the 4 subsequent shoots that came off of my pineapple plant. I’ve got several potted plants on my patio at the moment, so hopefully my $100 investment in the garden will possibly reap $10 worth of vegetables and herbs.

Grey Thumb

© 2018 Chelsey Sears

V1:

Some say that I don’t care

But that’s far from true

No matter how much I prepare

Things always start to droop

PCH:

Try to pour it on, that does the trick

‘Til I go too strong, the next minute

CH:

Whatever blossomed falls away

The passion wilts, the color fades

Honestly, I’m on the verge of giving up

The conditions could be just write

Then out of the blue, it up and dies

I’m cursed when it comes to love

I have a grey thumb

V2:

I know the best things take time

And quite a bit of space

But it’s hard to keep it all alive

After the honeymoon phase

PCH:

I go from smelling those big red roses

To another one of momma’s “I told you” moments

CH:

Whatever blossomed falls away

The passion wilts, the color fades

Honestly, I’m on the verge of giving up

The conditions could be just write

Then out of the blue, it up and dies

I’m cursed when it comes to love

I have a grey thumb

BR:

Maybe someday, something will bloom

But I won’t be countin’ wedding bells anytime soon

CH:

Whatever blossomed falls away

The passion wilts, the color fades

Honestly, I’m on the verge of giving up

The conditions could be just write

Then out of the blue, it all dies

I’m cursed when it comes to love

I have a grey thumb

Yeah conditions could be just right

Then out of the blue, it all dies

I’m cursed when it comes to love

I have a grey thumb

Oh I’m cursed when it comes to love

I have a grey thumb