VOLUME THREE
I wrote London far before we knew we would end up living in London. I would probably change a bit of it now that we've been here for 7 months but I like being able to hear how I felt about the city before I really knew it very well.
The story about this song is one I've felt about a lot of cities. You visit once and you think to yourself, "That was a cool place, I wish I could've stayed longer. Guess I'll have to go back someday!" We visited with our best friends and travel buddies. Flew in separately and set a meeting point, The Flying Horse. Felt like I was on a quest in Middle Earth. We explored the city, did all the touristy stuff searched for the best/oldest/coolest pubs and had an absolute blast of a time. I edited the song a little before releasing it because I knew my wife and I were moving to London, "it took awhile but look where we are now." She put her name in the hat at her company years before there was ever any movement on it. Well here we are figuring things out in this place I once thought was just another City I Want To Get Back To Someday. Hope you like the song, its playful and light as it was written to be.
LYRICS
I got London on my mind
It's calling my name
I think it's time to go again
Have a little holiday
We met some friends at The Flying Horse
They took a train from the airport
Found a cozy little corner while we waited on them
Walked around discovered Ronnie Scotts
Heard some jazz and we liked it a lot
An old couple talked to us about the president
I got London on my mind
It's calling my name
I think it's time to go again
Have a little holiday
Red telephone booth sitting alone
Take pictures of it with our phones
Found the coolest pub underneath the Tower Bridge
Dark dim alleys off the London streets
The way the old and new seem to compete
Like the fancy folk and magnificent misfits
I got London on my mind
It's calling my name
I think it's time to go again
Have a little holiday
We climbed to the top of Saint Pauls
Watched the setting sun slowly fall
Felt invincible as we looked down on Cannon Street
Scaffolding gone from the old clock tower
Traffic doesn't wait for any special hour
Found a pub where Charles Dickens used to drink
I got London on my mind
It's calling my name
I think it's time to go again
Have a little holiday
I might be living in a day dream
But as I look around thats okay with me
If I'm asleep please don't ever wake me up
I might be lost in a crowd holding your hand
Singing a tune only we understand
It took awhile but look where we are now
I got London on my mind
I can see the Thames
From way up in the sky
Looks like we'll be there soon
I got London on my mind
It's calling my name
I think it's time to go again
Have a little holiday
London on my mind
London on my mind
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