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Trophy wife

from Self Assembly by Jim Pearson

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She caught herself a millionaire
She spent a fortune on her hair
She’s the cat that got the cream
She’s living every housewife’s dream

Champagne and caviar
The more you have the happier you are
Her girlfriends can’t believe her luck
A charge account at Tiffany’s
And sexy see-through lingerie
But all she really wants to do is... shop

A handsome prince became a frog
Her only friend’s her designer dog

She wakes up in the afternoon
The parties come around too soon
And reads about herself in trashy magazines
She thought she would enjoy her life
Being someone’s trophy wife
Reality is never what it seems

She caught herself a millionaire
She spent a fortune on her hair
But she’s so lonely she could scream
She must be living someone else’s dream

When she’s in a crowded room she feels like such a bore
She’s like to move back home with mum
And marry the boy next door

As she gazes out upon the world
From behind her kitchen sink
She knows deep down life’s not as bad
As she sometimes likes to think

Kids getting underneath her feet
A part-time job to make ends meet
Sausage, egg and chips for tea
A golden anniversary

©2011 Jim Pearson

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from Self Assembly, released May 1, 2011

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Jim Pearson UK

"You never can be sure what kind of project Jim will come up with next, but you can always be sure it's gonna be pretty darn good." Tom Robinson BBC 6 Music.

Jim's songs range from the whimsical to some of the most bitter and somber themes, yet always with a paradoxical childlike spirit that meets them head-on – wide-eyed and full of hopeful energy.
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