I went into banking when I first left school
My friends they all thought it was just so uncool
my father insisted there was no other way

but the music had got me and I just had to play
the music had got me and I just had to play

With an old Peavey amp and a Gibson Les Paul
I went gigging at weekends in pubs and town halls
where your feet stick to the carpet and the stage is too small

but the music had got me I was havin a ball
the music had got me I was havin a ball

At the bank I was dealing in options and swaps
It was doing my head in I was ready to drop
I had to go pro and do Top of the Pops

cos the music had got me I was ready to rock
the music had got me I was ready to rock

We found a good agent and he got us a deal
3 albums to start with - it didn't seemed real
our first single charted - we were head over heels

the music had got me you must know how it feels
the music had got me you must know how it feels

our first album bombed and we felt really down
no royalty checks in the post to be found
just the bill from the studio for thousands of pounds

the music had got me flat broke on the ground
the music had got me flat broke on the ground

and those bills just kept coming we were down on our knees
for posters and flyers and ads on TV
and post modern videos that no one would see

the music had got me but it was not meant to be
the music had got me but it was not meant to be

they exported albums to the back of beyond
and charged us the freight we felt totally conned
We were a just tax loss it finally dawned

the music had got me but my guitar was pawned
the music had got me but my guitar was pawned

and there was no way out they made that so clear
exclusivity clauses that lasted for years
which gave options to them but made ours disappear

the music had got me hittin the beer
the music had got me hittin the beer

if you want to play music now hear what I say
don't give up the day job it just doesn't pay






© Helen Parry December 2000