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Written about people who like watching TV soap series. Not my cup of tea though. Demo recorded in a country style.
lyrics
(I’ve got the ) Soap Blues
( A Line Dance Anthem )
Words and Music By P.T.Butterfield c 1999
Verse 1
I packed the wife and kids, for a holiday
Left little old England, for the US of A
Picked-Up the camper, headed for the Freeway
Destination "Dallas", on the way to L.A
Verse 2
It soon became clear, we had all the ‘mod-cons’
We had 52 channels, but nothing was on
The radio "was-a", countrified
But all I could think of, was, Yep , "Brookside"
Middle 8
Yes, I miss "The Street", and I miss "The Farm"
I wish I was home, with those "Neighbours" of mine
I’m feeling rather lonesome, and I miss the news
On the way to Las Vegas, and feeling the bl-u-u-ues
Chorus (where box = TV ) 8 lines
I’ve got the Soap Blues, Baby, The TV Blues
I’ve got the Soap Blues, Baby, The TV Blues
I need a change of scenery, I need it real bad,
These Soap Blues, Baby, are driving me mad
I’ve got the Soap Blues, Baby, The TV Blues
I’ve got the Soap Blues, Baby, The TV Blues
Just sit me down, in front of a screen
I’m watching a Soap ! It must be a dream ! <- sing with amazement in voice
Verse 3 – key change up – for tension !
After just two weeks, I was getting down
The Wife and Kids, started playing around
They said " We’ll meet you at the "Crossroads", at the end of "The Street"
Just two blocks down, on the "Eastend" of town
Verse 4
On a positive note, I was starting to hope,
There might be some time, to see a Soap,
There must be a station in the whole of U.S. of A
With an episode of "Home and Away"
Ending :-
It must be a dreammmmmmmm
(shouted in silence :- "Home at last, Switch on the box, love" )
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