One Perfect Day in Santa Monica

©2020 Scott Halvorson / 5050songs Inc (ASCAP)
Release Date: Mar 30, 2020
Produced by Demo My Song®

The popular director called her home in Downey
He loved her script and wanted to meet– she grabbed her key,
And drove into the sun for Santa Monica
Squinting through her fingers, tryin’ to see.

His office was as cool as she’d imagined it,
He said her script had made him laugh and cry,
His beautiful assistant took comprehensive notes,
A Bernese Mountain Dog wandered by.

One perfect day in Santa Monica,
Purple cloud shaped like a violin,
A serenade for long-delayed success,
Oh Santa Monica let her dream begin.

Nothing had come early or easy for her,
She fought for every moment that she got,
But now it seemed her life was really going to change,
The high tide of her Cinderella plot.

Their West Coast winter meeting started late (of course),
But when it did she didn’t wanna stop,
Afterwards she floated to the ferries wheel,
Finally on her way to the top.

One perfect day in Santa Monica,
Purple cloud shaped like a violin,
A serenade for long-delayed success,
Oh Santa Monica let her dream begin.

The director never called her back in Downey,
The same old story made her laugh and cry,
She still can hear his voice in Santa Monica,
“We love your work! We love you! Goodbye.”

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Genre: Pop-Country, Contemporary Country
Mood: narrative, persistent, optimistic
Instruments: acoustic guitar, bass, drums, shaker, tambourine, female vocals, backing vocals