He certainly did earn that reputation.
The amber flow, sweat like the glass
Crimson faces forget the past
With a swisher sweet and a fireman's hack, yeah
We can reminisce but we can never look back
Unhappiness, a lonely road, who thought success could take such a toll?
Unhappiness, a lonely road
Richard Coury put a bullet in his brain
Every day is the same, loneliness, all the haze
So we live our lives and we have our fun while he wraps his lips around the gun
Richard Coury was his name
Its 5 o'clock time to check the quotes
Down 22, rethink my do's and don'ts
Secretary, won't you hold my calls?
Cancel my appointments, I've got something to solve
Unhappiness, a lonely road, who thought success could take such a toll?
Unhappiness, a lonely road
Richard Coury put a bullet in his brain
Every day is the same, loneliness, all the haze
So we live our lives and we have our fun while he wraps his lips around the gun
Richard Coury was his name
Richard Coury put a bullet in his brain
Every day is the same, loneliness, all the haze
So we live our lives and we have our fun while he wraps his lips around the gun
Richard Coury was his name
Crimson faces forget the past
With a swisher sweet and a fireman's hack, yeah
We can reminisce but we can never look back
Unhappiness, a lonely road, who thought success could take such a toll?
Unhappiness, a lonely road
Richard Coury put a bullet in his brain
Every day is the same, loneliness, all the haze
So we live our lives and we have our fun while he wraps his lips around the gun
Richard Coury was his name
Its 5 o'clock time to check the quotes
Down 22, rethink my do's and don'ts
Secretary, won't you hold my calls?
Cancel my appointments, I've got something to solve
Unhappiness, a lonely road, who thought success could take such a toll?
Unhappiness, a lonely road
Richard Coury put a bullet in his brain
Every day is the same, loneliness, all the haze
So we live our lives and we have our fun while he wraps his lips around the gun
Richard Coury was his name
Richard Coury put a bullet in his brain
Every day is the same, loneliness, all the haze
So we live our lives and we have our fun while he wraps his lips around the gun
Richard Coury was his name
Lyrics submitted by AllChokedUp
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Just to add to AllChokedUp's comment: according to Wikipedia, the band spelled it Coury rather than Cory because of "a personal friend whose last name is Coury."