Oh, What A Life It Is

Iggy left his home town of Stockton-On-Tees in 1989 when the shipyards and steelworks were going through big changes and jobs were scarce. He set off for the bright lights of Minehead which was home to a magical place called Butlins. This was where many families took their annual holidays to get away from their everyday working lives. To all those that were employed there it was an amazing and surreal place. 


His journey was an unforgettable experience that would stay with Iggy for the rest of his life. Although he eventually moved back to the North East and settled down in Sunderland, he still reminisces about those great times and has fond memories of all the laid back and mellow people he met on his travels. Real people from all walks of life who had time for each other and didn't live in today's fantasy world of the internet and so called 'reality' television.

 

Oh, what a life it is 

Just sitting back to reminisce 

Don't care to move 

Just feeling smooth and mellow 

 

The whole world's got their TV on 

Just staring's what they depend upon 

Not caring what's really going on 

In the shadows 

 

 

The whole world's living in disguise 

Cos they just want to fantasize 

They've got their dreams 

And made up lives to follow 

And I can't help wondering 

Where reality has gone 

And what's gonna happen 

When the TV won't turn on 

 

Oh, what a life it is 

I couldn't get too much of this 

I feel laid back 

And I'm relaxed and mellow

 

 

And I don't mind telling you 

It scares me now and then 

Just what is it all leading to? 

And where's it gonna end? 

 

Oh, what a life it is 

I gotta laugh, I can't resist 

Away from harm 

And feeling calm and mellow 


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