This original song
was written in 2009 by Larry Brewer (former lead singer for The Windows). This
is a song that was inspired by the courage and humor of the friend, Linda
Watts. It is a humorous tribute about a serious disease.
Larry Brewer was a Solo Artist & Lead
Singer/Songwriter of 80's band 'The Windows'. He was born in Chicago, Illinois
(on May 21st). He began playing the guitar at the age of 9. He was inspired by
the Beatles and the British Invasion. "During that period, I just didn't
care about American rock 'n roll. I wasn't interested in it at all. I listened
to The Kinks, The Who, The Searchers, and of course the Beatles." “I used
to return pop bottles to get money, and run to the dime store to buy the latest
single”.
The latest phrase is an excerpt from the interview Linda
Watts made with Larry Brewer to the MOJO Magazine in 2000. Just 12 years later,
Linda passed away at Hospice Ministries on Monday, September 3, 2012, after a
battle with kidney cancer.
Linda was an avid music supporter, and she supported in
warm and motherly fashion many local musicians and bands. And while friends
reminisce that Linda loved The Beatles and Dan Fogelberg, her true favorite
musicians were right here in Jackson and throughout the state. At one time, she
had pictures of all the local bands she loved hanging up on her walls at her
home.
Linda was also a talented songwriter in her own right.
She was a featured writer for MOJO magazine, and was president of the Jackson
chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International.
Larry Brewer wrote the song “Cancer Suck” in 2009 for the
friend and a great person, Linda Watts.
The Cancer Song
Lyrics
Well I’m tired of putting on this wig
And taking all these pills
Tired of my friends telling me
Sorry that you’re ill – cancer sucks
It takes a lot to get up each day
And put on my brave face
But that’s the cards that I’ve been dealt
This is what I say –cancer sucks
Cancer sucks
I’m tired of people looking at me
Misty eyed and sad
It’s a damn good thing that I’m not really
Feeling all that bad
I only had a little chance of losing all my hair
But it happened to me anyway
Which really isn’t fair – cancer sucks
I’m sick with all these doctors
And their Mercedes Benz
Like they’re doing me a favor
When they’re taking my last cent
The one thing I had hoped for was to get a little thin
But to my big disappointment, it’s just not happenin’
Cancer sucks – Cancer sucks
Just remember cancer’s what I have
But it’s not who I am
Mmm
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