Librarian Girl

by Graham / Birmingham

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"Librarian Girl"

Verse 1

A telly-genic George has no life outside his livin' room,
he's a time-shifter, vintage video tapes his only frame-of-reference.
A generation of VCR, before cleaning the machine strips it bare,
and his movie-reel, never stops movin', spare parts for wear and tear.

Verse 2

It's late on Friday night, in the library it's nearly closing time,
and the girl with the date-stamp takin' real-estate in his thoughts.
She disrupts his concentration, thick glasses on a porcelain skin,
her day ends so, she lets her hair down, removin' the safety-pin.

Chorus

Under bright reading lights, I see the life mapped out before me,
includes the dream to take her out (she's for reference only).
She breaks the fourth wall, and finally she interacts with me,
and says 'these books are overdue'.

(these books are overdue, these books are overdue)

Bridge

Librarians are the generals in the war on ignorance,
when you decide to lead then I will follow.

Instrumental

Chorus

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So George donates his tapes down the road to the local charity,
reality hits like a sledgehammer, it was just a fantasy.
Comic strips and movie clips setting him up for a fall,
but then any landing you walk away from a great story to recall.

Chorus

She's my librarian girl.

Outro

And the band plays on,
librarians are generals, in the war on ignorance.

-- End --

Lyrics by Sean Graham & Jim Birmingham

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released May 16, 2023

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Graham / Birmingham UK

Taking inspiration from all of the classics
- McCartney, Elton John, Jeff Lynne, Gerry
Rafferty to name a few, Jim Birmingham
has been writing songs for over 50 years -
mostly for his musical comedy alter-ego
Arnold Gutbucket. He's written jingles for
local radio, songs for holiday park
mascots (Ollie Octopus and Dylan the
Dog) and songs about celebrities which
earned him some television exposure. ... more

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