SELF ISOLATING

BACKSTORY

We are hopefully on the back side of a world wide pandemic.

And we have to be sensitive to those who have suffered greatly during the lengthy period of “Self Isolation”.

But at the same time, we need to find something that will help us start smiling again.

This song puts a lighter face on the realities of self isolating during the pandemic.

It particularly explores the lighter side of family isolation and spousal relations when we have been stuck alone together with, very little contact with others for two or three long, long years...

The song is called “Self Isolating”.

LYRICS & CHORDS

Key: D

Intro:

D///G///D///F#m7//D

Verse 1:

D                                G

We have been self isolating - my lover and me

    D                                 F#m7      D

The Plague has been haunting us we’re no longer free

           D                                G

Three long years since we hit the road like we usually dooooo

    D                                      F#m7         D

The seasons have been changing while we’re stuck in the zoo

D///G///D///F#m7//D

Verse 2:

We’ve been so damn lucky with a bit coming in

Few have been as fortunate as we’ve been

I feel for so many now whose income is gone

They bled it down months ago, they’re so overdrawn

Chorus 1:

D           G             F      D

We’ve been alone together for so long

D           G              F          D

It’s a good thing that our love is so strong

D            G           F      D

We have each other and material stuff

      D                 C                 D       C   D

But I may have missed a hint or two she’s just had enough ...

D///G///D///F#m7//D

Solo:

Chorus 2:

So it has only been just us two

I thought our love would carry us through

But I must have missed a couple of clues

We wake in the morning she says “No! It’s still you ...”

Verse 3:

We haven’t seen our family’s since I don’t know when

I really need to see my grandkids again

I can’t wait to help them build a house in a tree

Or have them listen to my stories as they bounce on my knee?

Verse 4:

How will they ever learn to catch a fish through the ice

Or play a rocking guitar or maybe sharpen a knife

I’ve been missing all their birthdays and their first day at school

They need some time with grandpa while they still think he’s cool!

Chorus 3:

I’m stuck on her, she’s stuck with me

I am the only other human she sees

I do try hard not to be a big pain

But we wake in the morning “No! ... Not you again! ...”

Outro:

Out takes, not used...

Are we loosing our immune systems by not eating dirt.

My immune system is lazy

It’s still you...

Mental state

Extrovert stress, introverts are at peace

I sure miss the grandkids will they remember me.

Masking up through this mask

Wardrobe, grooming

Comfortable clothing new norm stretch pants

Existing wardrobe lasting so long

Haircuts, grooming, make up

Food

Home cooking - McDonald’s a treat

Shopping not frequent but huge

Weight management exercise more walking our thing

Money

Money accumulating for those that have secure income

Productivity

Everything now takes so much longer to do.

We want for nothing - I am telling you love