Already Down to the End

Hello and happy Friday to you.

This week I’m sharing a song that I wrote Tuesday morning. It was kind of a relief to be done with all the shows (10 in 12 days!) revolving around St. Patrick’s Day. It was fun but I miss our focus on original music, so this song just poured out. I had the basic melody and chorus and a bunch of verses done within a couple of hours on Tuesday. And then while skiing in Vermont on Wednesday day I revised some of the verses and recorded this demo, singing into my phone on Wednesday night. I took on a narrative voice that I go to sometimes—sort of a guy who is down and out but trying to make up for past mistakes. I also was inspired by the phrase “at the end of the day”. Usually when we start a sentence with “at the end of the day” we reveal what is ultimately most important in our life. I think this guy has realized what is important but it might be too late. I don’t really know why I came up with this song…but I really enjoy singing it. Lyrics below.

Thanks for reading and listening to my song. I just updated our online show schedule on our web site…we’re going to Memphis!!! Full schedule here. More on that soon. Enjoy yourself this weekend.

- Mick

P.S.

We recently contributed a track to POP AID 2 - A Pop Compilation to Benefit Those Affected by Hurricanes Helene & Milton. I wrote about the song, “Out of the Rain”, on Substack awhile back. We decided to keep it off of Enemy Sublime in order to save it as a single or for some future project. When the Kool Kat label contacted us about the benefit project it just seemed like the perfect song to offer up. Plus we have friends and family who have been affected by these storms. Please consider buying the cd or downloading the track to help raise money for this cause.

Already Down to the End
By Mick Chorba ©2025 Dinner Time Music ASCAP

The shadows are long
My intentions unclear
My head is as cloudy 
As a bottle of beer
And I still don’t know
What I’m doing here
If only to see you again

There is no clumsier
Man that I know
I can’t hold on
And I can’t let go
I’m doing the best 
That I can though I know
It never seems like I am

We’re already down to the end of the day
We’re already down to the end
We’re already down to the end of the day
We’re already down to the end

You knew much more
Than you ever let on
I walked around
With my head in a song
How could I know 
You were putting me on
When nothing was said

If there was a garden
A place in the trees
Far from the worries
Of this world I believe
That we could sleep 
In our dreams you and me
We could still be friends

We’re already down to the end of the day
We’re already down to the end
Already down to the end of the day
Already down to the end

Over the river
And south onto Main
The sun has gone down
Now it’s started to rain
And I don’t remember
What I was going to say
It just fell right out of my head

Already down to the end of the day
We’re already down to the end
Already down to the end of the day
Already down to the end