A fun song with a serious message at the end. There is no magic button; if you want to get anywhere you have to work hard and not rely on ready-made solutions. The arrangement was a radical departure for me as there are no instruments – just voices accompanied by finger clicks. (Written and recorded April – June 2018).
Lyrics
I wish I could have a magic button
A button to push that’ll make things happen
When I get impatient ‘cos things are going slow
Well I could push the button once
And nobody needs to know I’ve got a
Magic button, woo be doo doo. Magic button, woo be doo doo
Well I’d get A-star grades for ev’ry subject in the book
I wouldn’t need revision plans for anything I took
I’d be the top pupil in every class
And ev’ry exam I sat would be an easy pass.
I wish I could have a magic button
A button to push that’ll make things happen
I’m not being funny but I’d really like to know
Where I can find a magic button
I’ve been searching high and low to find it
Magic button, woo be doo doo. Magic button, woo be doo doo
I would give a lot to find a magic button of my own
Someone, somewhere must know where they are.
I wish I could have a magic button
A button to push that’ll make things happen
I’ve searched ev’ry country from Gibraltar to Hong Kong
But I can’t find it anywhere I must be going wrong cos it’s a
Magic button, woo be doo doo. Magic button, woo be doo doo
But there’s a lot of things in life a magic button can’t fix
I’ve come around to thinking that it’s just a bag of tricks
I hate to spoil the party, I don’t wanna be a jerk
But if you wanna get anywhere you just gotta work
There’s no such thing as a magic button
You’re foolin’ yourself ‘cos it ain’t gonna happen
To save disappointment you really oughta know
That there’s no easy answers
And there’s really no place to go to find a
Magic button, woo be doo doo. Magic button, woo be doo doo
Be doo doo. Be doo doo