Now I’m Ready To Be A Princess
Since we can't get together for Words and Music at The Skep for real this year, some of the musicians and poets involved have recorded videos for us from lockdown instead. European Sun were due to play Words and Music 2020. Their first album will be released in Autumn 2020. On the record, Steve Miles (performing here) is joined by Rob Pursey and Amelia Fletcher. Now I’m Ready To Be A Princess The first job that I had I guess was being somebody’s son The first few years were really good, we had a lot of fun But after that, I took it for granted, I took but didn’t give I took as an entitlement what should have been partnership This time I’ll try my best, Now I’m ready to be a princess Then I tried being a husband, again I started strong – but got confused, and lost my way, and it all ended wrong: ‘Please dance,’ she said, ‘I can’t,’ I said; she knew what was in store I know now as a husband, I owed her a lot more I’ve been practising, more or less, Now I’m ready to be a princess Now I’ve had a lot of other jobs, the kind that pay the bills, But none of them have made me rich, and none have quite fulfilled; I like to pretend it’s not my fault, just bad careers advice, But I’ve always run from commitment, and I’ve always paid the price; I’m a setting sun, I’m going West Now I’m ready to be a princess My granny asked, when I was young, ‘What do you want to be When you grow up?’ and kissed my head and sat me on her knee, And I knew then that nothing grown-ups did really appealed But I thought as I got older, something good would be revealed. Yeah, my mind is quite a mess, Now I’m ready to be a princess If all that kept me awake at night was a pea beneath the mattress And the only choice I had to make was, ‘This dress now or that dress?’ If my castle had a drawbridge, and my gates had iron bars, I could keep out the Prime Minister and practice the guitar Here’s my plan, if you haven’t guessed: Now I’m ready to be a princess I must have had my headphones on when opportunity knocked And I went round to the church to pray but all the doors were locked I’ve passed my ‘best before’ date – cue the tears, or cue the laughter? All I know is I’ve got one last Happily Ever After. I just hope there’s no kind of test Now I’m ready to be a princess I think overall it’s best Now I’m ready to be a princess |
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