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Taught on the day he was born by his father
Son you are young but you'll grow and learn to love

Opera, opera, opera, nothing but the classics for you
Opera, opera, opera, but he never thought much of the tunes

While as a child thoughts ran wild little Oscar
Found he was bound to the soundtrack of Tosca (Vissi d'arte)
Son robbing banks, driving tanks these are dangerous
Practise your scales and one day you'll be famous

He tried but some people don't have the voice
Would have given up but never go given the choice

Green, never seen in his teens he was guileless
Sex, was a word never heard on the wireless (Un bel dio)
Son learn the part off by heart pray for stardom
Then, maybe they'll let you play Covent Garden

He tried but new it was never to be
Would have much preferred his father to like r'n'b

Would he never be free, or know the love of a women of beauty
Then on day to his fathers dismay he lost his heart to a girl
Who new nothing of Cosi Fan Tutti

How he was proud of his new sense of freedom
But before long she was gone, didn't need him (Si chiamo andranno)
Son you're a fool, back to school and forget her
See in a couple of weeks you'll feel better

He tried but knew it was never to be
And for all his practice he never got near a high C

Would he never be free, from all the scores and the endless librettos
Then one day, to his fathers dismay, he ran away
From all the divas and fat rigolletos

It's not all over till fat lady sings

Now he has sons of his own need I tell you
They play their favourite songs at full volume

Opera, opera, opera, nothing but classics will do (free he will never be free)
Opera, opera, opera, but he never thought much of the tunes

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from No Way Out But Through, released January 27, 2015
Words & Music by Robert Boole & Richard Knowles

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Voice Of The Rain Horsham, UK

Faute de Mieux

1980s, 1990s, 2015.

Mainly of an acoustic bent but known to wind up the distortion on occasion.

The further adventures of one half of the duo are linked to below. ... more

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