Writing The Song (Dialogue) - Ray Davies

Writing The Song (Dialogue) - Ray Davies
I sat down and started to
Write a song on the old upright piano
I played these crude chords with my left hand
And thumbed out a kind of a blues riff
I thought of a melody to go with the phrase
Girl you really got me going
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Then I called dave in from the kitchen
Where he was having dinner
With the rest of the family
And he picked up his guitar
And plugged it in to the green amp
He started playing along with the riff
I was playing on the piano
And as the amp warmed up
I heard that wonderful
Distorted sound
I taught dave the song and some
Of our sisters came in to listen to it
Mum hovered around by the door
Half afraid that the
Neighbours
Would call the police again
When we got through the song for the first time
Our small audience
Applauded
I'd written you really got me
And it happened in the frontroom
Because all the important things happened there