Story Behind The Song
when I first moved to northern alberta,( June) I couldn't sleep because the sun only went down for a couple hours. The people are the same - up from 5-2am
Song Description
song describing the land of the midnight sun and the way of life in the great white north
| Song Length |
3:16 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Blissful, Content |
Subject |
General |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
Busytown
Intro: FCG,FCG,FCG, C
Deanna Somerville
C F G
There?s a better life waiting down the chin road
C F G
this place is on fire when its 40 below
C F
Men rush to claim their stake
C F
of that old black gold
F C G C
And women become temporary widows
C F
CH1 : But when the sun comes out
G
It stays out all night long
C F
Its a lot like us
G
As we carry on
C F
Never giving up
C F
Always helping out
F C G C
It?s a lot like us in this busy little town
F G
Just when its starting to look like spring
C F G
The kids are done hockey and the robins sing
C F
There?s a welcome warm west wind
C F
and whadda ya know
F C G C
The forecast calls for 6 more inches of snow
Repeat ch1: solo
C F
CH2: When the sun comes up
G
it doesn?t wanna go down
C F
Yeah, it?s a lot like us
G
In this busy little town
C F
It can?t get enough
C F
of the love that?s spread around
F C G C
It?s a lot like us in this busy little town
Tag:
F C G
It?s a lot like us
F C G
All of us
F C G C
It?s a lot like us in this busy little town