An Ode to Lou

Lyrics

[INTRO]
Oh Lou, oh Lou, you're slipping away,
In a haze of memories that fade day by day.
A scumbag legend, a tale gone askew,
In the echoes of the past, where’s the man I once knew?

[VERSE 1]
Lou, oh Lou, just a shadow of a man,
Lost in a whirlwind, can’t understand.
Now all you talk of is Chevelle’s and the hatred for your wife,
You sit in the abyss, this is the dying of a life.

[CHORUS]
Oh, Lou loves Chevelle’s, it’s all that he sees,
While Christmas lights flicker like distant memories.
But the madness is rolling, like stones down the hill,
And I’m here with the ashes of what’s left of your will.

[VERSE 2]
It's Christmas morning, presents wrapped tight,
But Lou was left out with no gift with a faraway look in his sight.
The spirit of the lot, he can’t seem to find,
Dad’s kicking him out, leaving Lou behind.

[CHORUS]
Oh, Lou loves Chevelle’s, it’s all that he sees,
While Christmas lights flicker like distant memories.
But the madness is rolling, like stones down the hill,
And I’m here with the ashes of what’s left of your will.

[BRIDGE]
Oh Lou, can’t you see what you’ve lost?
A lifetime of laughter, a heart full of frost.
With every “remember when,” you drift further away,
And I’m a bad boy, who was once part of your array.

[VERSE 3]
But when given a chance to drive he ended up drifting into the dead of night.
I last great story, Lou for twenty four hours went missing in action giving us all a days fright.
And I long for the man who once was so crucial to our team,
Now you’re rolling on echoes, and living a dull dream.

[CHORUS]
Oh, Lou loves Chevelle’s, it’s all that he sees,
While Christmas lights flicker like distant memories.
But the madness is rolling, like stones down the hill,
And I’m here with the ashes of what’s left of your will.

[OUTRO]
Oh Lou, oh Lou, we should have been cautious of the signs with those scares,
Through the whispers and shadows, through laughter and ominous stares.
Now a broken down old man, but a man who once was so true,
I’ll remember you always, forever, dear Lou.