A Song For Jeff

Oct 11th 2011, my best friend Jeff Mudryk died at the age of 22. I've spent so much time thinking about how I can create a memorial to him that does his life justice. I've thought about getting a tattoo, but it would have to be perfect. I don't have any tattoos, so it would be a big commitment.  So far, all I've been able to do is write a song for him and his loved ones. The working title is "I hate to see you leave, but I love to watch you go... to the bathroom." It was a phrase that we used a lot when talking to girls (we were so smooth). The lyrics are written from his perspective, and since nobody really got to say goodbye to him, I've written it as if he was saying goodbye to us.

Here are the lyrics:


Verse
Load up your guns.
Aim for the sky.
Ask questions later.
Don't ask me why

Get in my car.
Baby let's drive.
South of the border,
We're gettin' high.

Bridge
We got beers in the freezer.
Drink 'em before they get hard.
So many babes in the basement.
Too many dudes in the yard.

Chorus
I'm goin' away for a long time
and you ain't goin' with me.
I'm goin' away for a long time.
I'm goin' away for a long, long time.

Verse 2
It's a scientific fact
in our lives
that if we don't get love
then we shrivel up and die

Bridge
We won't do what you say.
We won't do what we're told.
We'll never slow down.
No, we'll never get old.

Just do one thing for me:
Tell Jessie I love her.
Send all my love
to my father, and my mother.

Chorus
I'm goin' away for a long time,
and you ain't goin with me.
I'm goin' away for a long time.
I'm goin' away for a long, long time.

END

Explanations:
South of the border is clearly a taco bell reference.
One of the best times we had together was the one time we shot trap. He had a better score than me, but not by much.
I didn't actually get high with Jeff, but I needed a good rhyme, and it was fitting.
The 2nd verse is taken from something he told me. He said he read a study that said a living organism that doesn't receive love will shrivel and die. When he told me that, I thought it was a bit silly. However, I've recently come to believe that he might have been on to something.

April 22nd, I will be performing this song for the first time at Gooski's. I've never really written or performed a song with serious lyrics before, but I had to write this song. My goal is to record it soon, and give a copy to all of his friends and family. I'll never stop missing the goofy bastard. I wish he could hear this song. It would probably make him cry because he was such a huge wuss.