Story Behind The Song

Written in the summer of 1983 while my then girlfriend (now my wife) was away on holiday in Gran Canaria. Her flight back to the UK landed on a Monday.

Song Description

This is one of my earlier songs. It was written in the summer of 1983 while my then girlfriend (now my wife) was away on holiday in Gran Canaria. I used her Amstrad stereo music system with twin cassette decks, bouncing tracks from one deck to the other. Consequently, there was quite a bit of noise build up. I have recently cleaned up the recording using a piece of software called Audacity. I used my Hofner President guitar and my WEM Copicat echo unit. The idea was to produce something with the guitar feel of The Shadows and the vocal feel of The Beach Boys. It's a simple song but my wife still likes it! I've recently entered this particular song into the UK Songwriting Contest (July 2011). Keep your fingers crossed. It will be interesting to see how my first ever songwriting contest entry fairs.

Lyrics

Verse 1:
My little lady is four thousand miles away
And I'm going crazy cause I can't wait one more day
It's going to be Monday night
When I get to hold her tight
And I hope she feels all right with me

Verse 2:
I'm getting worried cause she hasn't written home
She's got my number yet still she doesn't phone
I know she won't do me wrong
I won't have to wait too long
Cause I know she feels all right with me

Instrumental break

Verse 3:
My little lady is four thousand miles away
And I'm going crazy cause I can't wait one more day
It's going to be Monday night
When I get to hold her tight
And I hope she feels all right with me

Acapela verse:
My little lady is four thousand miles away
And I'm going crazy cause I can't wait one more day
It's going to be Monday night
When I get to hold her tight

I hope she feels all right with me
I hope she feels all right with me
I hope she feels all right with me