Nobody Pays Retail Anymore

Story Behind The Song

This song is a saga of modern love in the age of excess.

Song Description

A swinging 8-bar blues with a cool bridge.

Song Length 4:31 Genre Blues - General, Jazz - Swing
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Subject Dysfunctional Relations Language English
Era 1940 - 1949

Lyrics

Nobody Pays Retail Anymore

There's so much love around
The price keeps going down
What am I waiting for?
Nobody pays retail anymore

Say you want to shop around
See if something better can be found
Behind some other door
Nobody pays retail anymore

BR. You say that it's too late
All my schemes are out of date
But why should I settle,
For love at a discount rate

Talking bout a house and a home
Where the kids can keep on growing
Is that too much to be asking for?
Cause no one pays retail anymore

Why buy that new CD?
They'll stream the tunes for free
They aren't even charging at the door
Cause nobody pays retail anymore

It pays to advertise
If you've reached a certain size
What do the rest have in store?
When nobody pays retail anymore

BR. Everything has changed you see
Nothing's like it used to be
How can you call this living?
Who do you think you're kidding?

There's so much love around
The price keeps going down
I'm no fool, I know the score
Nobody pays retail anymore

Lyrics Tom Flinn Music Tom Flinn
Producer Ben Johnson Publisher Phantom Lady Music
Performance Madison Red & the Band That Time Forgot Label Phantom Lady Records

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