TRAILER PARK SONG
by Mike Campbell

Well I moved my family up to Alaska don't you know.
Where the wildlife and scenery are grand,
And I wasn't all that worried about the bad economy,
For a civil service job was in my hand.
But when we got to Anchor town,
A decent house could not be found,
And we knew the winters here were cold and dark.
The price of housing was so high,
That my loving wife and I,
Bought a trailer in a crappy trailer park.

It's got little tiny bedrooms that open on the hall,
One for the girls the other for the boys.
But all of their possessions are still packaged up and stored,
For they have no room for dolls or other toys.
And so they climb around like monkeys,
On their sets of wooden bunkies,
For their normal beds are much too large to fit.
And the bathroom is so small I get no privacy at all,
When I try to brush my teeth or have a sit.

Now the Wilsons to the north of us are really quite a pain,
For they play their stereo so loud at night.
And the strangers to the south of us we really do not know,
But they've slashed our tires and stolen all our bikes.
And the dealer on the west, I know the cops like him the best,
For they're always there investigating crime.
But the Murphys to the east, why now they bother us the least,
Since their kids are in the slammer doing time.

Now I'm really not implying that a trailer is all bad,
Compared to living in a house of wood and stone.
For when a winter storm will dump three feet of snow upon my roof.
With my trailer I can clear it on my own.
And when the stress of work still lingers,
And I'd like those magic fingers,
To vibrate gently as I lie reposed.
I do not need a big earthquake to make my domicile shake,
All I've got to do is wash a load of clothes.

Now I'm glad to say this is the ending of my little song,
About my family living in a trailer park.
And quite honestly I wish that I had written something else,
Like a sailing song about a whale or shark.
But if those of you out there, will take the time to really care,
And if each buys just one copy of this song,
Then that trailer park will be, part of our ancient history,
And we'll be living in a house before too long.

Hope you enjoy,
Mike