I’m not exactly sure where this song came from, to be honest.  I think I just started singing the main chorus line, and then the rest of the song came.  (It’s not a subconscious desire to actually go out and start spending, really!)  Anyway, whatever the source, this week’s song, “I Want To Go Shopping,” is a fun little ditty with a healthy dose of escapism.  (Financial crisis?  What financial crisis?!)  Enjoy!

Lyrics:

It’s Saturday morning.  I’ve worked all week.

It’s raining in Portland, the clouds look so bleak.

Roll out of my bed slowly -- my knees, they give a creak.

This feeling is familiar.  I know just what I seek…

I want to go shopping!  Take me to Northwest 23rd!

I want to go shopping, pay prices that are absurd.

I don’t care about the economy, I just want my voice to be heard:

“I want to go shopping”:  Portland, that’s the word!

Start at Burnside by the giant Gap, and walk my way up north.

The shops and boutiques are so hip and chic, I smile as I go forth.

It feels so good to be doing this, rain can’t dampen my spirits now,

The day’s looking up, my mood is flying, and I just have to say “Wow!”

I want to go shopping!  Pioneer Place is next for me!

I want to go shopping, four levels of jubilee.

I don’t care about the financial crash, I just love a shopping spree:

I want to go shopping, now who couldn’t agree?

Pull out your credit card, this couldn’t be greater,

We’ll buy some great stuff now and pay for it later!

I want to go shopping, Southwest Fifth I’ll serenade.

I want to go shopping, make my own Macy’s parade.

I don’t care about my credit, I just think I need that suede!

I want to go shopping -- I’m unconcerned for how this will get paid.

I want to go shopping: I’m a one-person commerce crusade!

I want to go shopping: this is how my day is made!