Cherry Red Guitar Lyrics

I got home from high school one day

A box was on my bed

I opened it up and found a Kay guitar

And damn it was cherry red

My dad had bought it new for me

He knew I liked to play

I tuned it up and strummed a song

I get chills even today

I shined bright as a star

When I sang and played

That cherry red Kay guitar

I learned the chords, I learned the licks

I learned mostly on my own

I played with friends and my stereo

The latest greatest songs

The cherry red took me on a trip

We traveled far and wide

On the songs and music that I rode

Like a magic carpet ride

I shined bright as a star

When I sang and played

That cherry red Kay guitar

I went to a house with a rising sun

I never did think twice

I met Ruby and Suzanne

A cinnamon girl full of spice

I found a restaurant Alice owned

A devil who had a friend

A wizard who played the silver ball

A Da Vida without an end

I shined bright as a star

When I sang and played

That cherry red Kay guitar

I walked a stairway to heaven and back

I walked in early morning rain

I found out just what it's worth

From a well-respected man

I saw a blackbird learn to fly

A Mary who rollin' proud

In the jingle jangle morning

The sound of silence was so loud

I shined bright as a star

When I sang and played

That cherry red Kay guitar

I'm still playing, and I still sing

I still love the sound

Of that Kay guitar that I lost long ago

And all the music that I found

I shined bright as a star

When I sang and played

That cherry red Kay guitar