Long for the Day (take 2)

June 1, 2006

Re-wrote this one after getting some songwriting advice from Jimmy Webb and Sammy Cahn. The original version is here. Also re-recorded it (MP3, 3MB - streaming version here) for a presentation to QUT. I think it's better but still has a way to go - got some feedback on phrasing that I'll build in for the next version.

Update: If you feel generous you can now buy the version of this song released on The Genre Benders' debut CD "I am leaving! I am leaving!" from iTunes, or GroupieTunes, or Payplay.FM. If you have a different favourite online store, search for it there and if it's not there, let me know so I can put it there.

LONG FOR THE DAY

A
I get up. I face the day unfolding before me.
E
And oh, I feel down when I think about a nine-to-five grind.
A
Well I don't need to feed my ego with money.
E
So I try to look around:
E7
Try to find reason,
I'm waiting for the season,
E D
I'll finally reap what I have sown.

Got a girl who thinks there's something special about me.
Hey we get down and forget about the nine-to-five grind.
Got some friends who sing a song to brighten their night-time.
So we all got the blues,
Guitars at 20 paces,
A sea of smiling faces,
I'm paying my dues.
E D C
And I long for the day when that?s all I have to do.

G#7
No more traffic, no more tools
No more fixin' for fools
No more Yes Sir or Ma'am!
Gonna be who I am

G#7/D
I just wanna play
Wanna give this work away
They ain't got a clue
I'll bid them Adieu
D C
Yeah, I long for the day, when that's all I have to do.

Got a dream that some day I'll be somebody special.
Yeah I got a plan to get me out to make my way.
But it's so hard. A helping hand can make it seem easy.
So we all play along,
Laughing and writing,
Loving and fighting,
Singing our song,
And I long for the day when that's all I have to do.

Oh Yeah! Said I -

How 'bout you? I know I -

Chorus x 3

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