Kinks, The - House In The Country Lyrics






He don't need no sedatives to ease his troubled mind.
At work he is invariably unpleasant and unkind.
Why should he care if he is hated in his home,
'Cause he's gotta house in the country,
And a big sports car.
He's gotta house in the country,
And a big sports car.

But he ain't gotta home, oh no,
And he's as wicked as he can be,
'Cause he's gotta house in the country
Where he likes to spend his weekend days.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, well all right

Well, he got his job when drunken Daddy tumbled down the stairs.
From that very day this boy is more than having his share.
One of these days I'm gonna knock him off of his throne,
'Cause he's gotta house in the country,
And a big sports car.
He's gotta house in the country,
And a big sports car.

And he's oh so smug, oh yeah.
He's got everything he needs,
'Cause he's gotta house in the country
Where he likes to spend his weekend days.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, well all right

And he's oh so smug, oh yeah.
He's got everything he needs,
'Cause he's gotta house in the country,
And a big sports car.
He's gotta house in the country,
And a big sports car.

But he's socially dead, oh yeah,
And it don't matter much to him,
'Cause he's gotta house in the country
Where he likes to spend his weekend days.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, well all right

House in the country
House in the country
House in the country
House in the country





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  1. R.... C....

    before Blur...

  2. A.... S....

    Was this before or after Rubber Soul came out?

    A.... S....

    Rubber Soul came out in '65
    Face To Face came out in '66

  3. T.... A....

    Gotta be my favourite tune by The Kinks

  4. o.... ....

    Or in other words "He lives in a house, a very big house, in the country......." Damon Albarn was a great admirer of Ray Davies so this must have been his inspiration for Blur's "Country House" in 1995.
    Although apparently he said it was inspired by Dave Balfe, their manager, who left and bought a house in the country............Yeah, right, Damon, whatever!

    o.... ....

    Could be;-)

  5. P.... V....

    Lovely! I will take the land, keep the sportscar! And a little cottage will do: warm and cozy. I Will Drink The Wine by Sinatra is another good one on the theme, albeit a bit of a variation.

  6. K.... L....

    Trump and Mar a Lago

    K.... L....

    Amazing how Sir Raymond could look across the big pond, straight into the future, and right at the core of the excuse for a soul of the Big Dummy, decades removed.

  7. M.... M....

    My quest for good music brought me here

    M.... M....

    You certainly arrived at the right place.

  8. L.... S....

    Woow rock n roll!!!