2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:
COME ON (GET AWAY) by Barrie Hammond
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Lyrics
COME ON (GET AWAY)
1
IT’S A BACK TO WORK GREY MONDAY MORNING
MY HEAD’S LIKE LEAD I CAN’T STOP YAWNING
LOOK ROUND THE TOWN I WAS BORN IN
AND I SAY – COME ON! – LET’S GET AWAY
2
THERE’S A ROAD THERE’S A HIGHWAY
WHERE IT LEADS TO WHO KNOWS WHICH WAY
ALL I KNOW IS I CAN’T STAY – COME ON! – LET’S GET AWAY
OOH OOH OOH LET’S GET AWAY
Chorus
THERE ARE ROADS WE CAN TRAVEL FOR LOVE
THERE ARE PLACES WITH NO PUSH AND NO SHOVE
WE NEED A BREAK – COME ON LET’S TAKE IT
THIS IS THE TIME OF OUR LIVES AND WE CAN MAKE IT
OOH OOH OOH – LET’S GET AWAY – YEAH YEAH
LET’S GET AWAY!
3
I LIVE UPSTAIRS BACK OF TOWN
IT’S THREE FLIGHTS IT’S FOUR FLIGHTS DOWN
THIS PLACE THIS TOWN ARE BRINGING ME DOWN
SO I SAY – COME ON! – LET’S GET AWAY
OOH OOH OOH LET’S GET AWAY OOH OOH LET’S GET AWAY
Repeat chorus
OOH OOH OOH LET’S GET AWAY OOH OOH LET’S GET AWAY TODAY!
Lyrics and music by Barrie Hammond ( BAZZA )
1
IT’S A BACK TO WORK GREY MONDAY MORNING
MY HEAD’S LIKE LEAD I CAN’T STOP YAWNING
LOOK ROUND THE TOWN I WAS BORN IN
AND I SAY – COME ON! – LET’S GET AWAY
2
THERE’S A ROAD THERE’S A HIGHWAY
WHERE IT LEADS TO WHO KNOWS WHICH WAY
ALL I KNOW IS I CAN’T STAY – COME ON! – LET’S GET AWAY
OOH OOH OOH LET’S GET AWAY
Chorus
THERE ARE ROADS WE CAN TRAVEL FOR LOVE
THERE ARE PLACES WITH NO PUSH AND NO SHOVE
WE NEED A BREAK – COME ON LET’S TAKE IT
THIS IS THE TIME OF OUR LIVES AND WE CAN MAKE IT
OOH OOH OOH – LET’S GET AWAY – YEAH YEAH
LET’S GET AWAY!
3
I LIVE UPSTAIRS BACK OF TOWN
IT’S THREE FLIGHTS IT’S FOUR FLIGHTS DOWN
THIS PLACE THIS TOWN ARE BRINGING ME DOWN
SO I SAY – COME ON! – LET’S GET AWAY
OOH OOH OOH LET’S GET AWAY OOH OOH LET’S GET AWAY
Repeat chorus
OOH OOH OOH LET’S GET AWAY OOH OOH LET’S GET AWAY TODAY!
Lyrics and music by Barrie Hammond ( BAZZA )
Author
Bio
I am a retired 75 year old Landscape Designer
I have played in bands from childhood and still do
I am a bass player
I like varied music genres
I am bald
I have two whippets
I write songs for my own entertainment
I am a vegan
I like animals
I like trees
I like walking
I like guitars
I have played in bands from childhood and still do
I am a bass player
I like varied music genres
I am bald
I have two whippets
I write songs for my own entertainment
I am a vegan
I like animals
I like trees
I like walking
I like guitars
Co-author(s)
Lyrics Competition Results
Emotional Impact:
9/ 20
Technical Skill:
9/ 20
Memorability:
12/ 20
Storytelling:
8/ 20
Imagery:
7/ 20
Total Score:
45/ 100
Comments:
I like the “let’s get away” tag. Don’t we all think that?!
I think some of the rhymes are a little obvious. Always make sure the rhyming word is what you really want to say rather than just a word that rhymes.
I think some of the rhymes are a little obvious. Always make sure the rhyming word is what you really want to say rather than just a word that rhymes.
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I am a bit surprised by ‘rhymes are a little obvious’. The words were chosen to express the emotion, if they didn’t rhyme it wouldn’t be a song. “It’s a back to work grey Monday morning, My heads like lead and I can’t stop yawning. I look around the town that I was born in” ?. If that doesn’t express what I want to say in a succinct way, as well as rhyme then I am perplexed and very vexed.