The Place Doesn't Make the Person
Done as a song writing exercise. Sunday Songwriters Group, Year 13, Week 31. Fill in the blanks for your title" ....doesn't....the
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Story behind the song
Loosely based on people I know who are never happy anywhere. Some of them have moved around a lot, even ending up back where they started.
Lyrics
chorus:
The place doesn't make the person.
The person makes the place.
We each form our own version
From what we add and take.
verse:
You built a mountain A-frame cabin
To avoid the ci- ty noise.
But when the wind blew through the aspen,
You were equally annoyed.
chorus
verse:
Then you wanted a house on the lakeshore
And finally got your wish.
But when you stepped out the front door
You smelled mud and rotting fish.
chorus
verse:
You moved to a small town
To get to know your neighbors
But you didn't like them coming around
And asking you for favors.
chorus
verse:
Now you're back in the neighborhood
Where there's no place for your boat.
You say that this move wasn't good.
You wish it was more remote.
