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"Buying Houses" lyrics
‘Buying Houses’
Ch. We’ve been working
Raising kids,
Buying houses, buying houses
We’ve been working
Raising kids,
Buying houses, buying houses
1. Were my parents ever wild and free
Drinking beer ‘till they could not see
Did they ever watch T.V.
Or just chill out and be carefree?
2. I wonder if they knew it all
Acting tough and being ten foot tall
Independent and devoid of needs
Biting at the hand that feeds?
3. Playing hard, & staying out all night
And in the morning look an awful fright
Driving fast, maybe acting bold
Thinking that they’d not grow old.
4. Guess you and I are just the same
Different times and different game
So take it easy now, have some fun
The golden years have just begun.
Ch. We’ve been working
Raising kids,
Buying houses, buying houses
We’ve been working
Raising kids,
Buying houses, buying houses
Words by Tony Floyd Kenna
Music by John O’Grady
Copyright 2010.
About my song
I believe this song reflects where those of our age group are at now. We look at our parents, some of whom have left us, and we look at our kids, who probably have some of the same thoughts. We look back too at how we used to be. It also reflects on the now dead Celtic Tiger in Ireland. We all went mad working, parenting and accumulating. Time to slow down a little now, do what we like doing, spend a little time with people, live every day, have fun! Lyrics by me and lovely mucic by John O’Grady.
Good Intentions version now available on new CD ‘Sacred Ground’ and itunes
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