"Once I Get That Call" - version 1

This afternoon, August e-mailed me a first draft of some lyrics for a potential song.  Even though he plans to polish and edit the lyrics, I went ahead and set them to music (of course, the music may also change in the course of things).  So here is the result of today's composition session on August's lyrics.  By the way, there are two singers in the song, a boy and a girl (both sung by me on this demo).

 Lyrics:

BOY:

DON’T STOP RINGING!...

(realizing it’s not his phone)

                                                NEIGHBOR’S PHONE.

THE RING SOUNDS JUST LIKE MINE.

GIRL:

I HOPE THAT MOMMA DOESN’T CALL.

SHE JUST TIES UP THE LINE.

BOY:

AUDITION IS A WORD FOR TORTURE.

GIRL:

CALLBACKS EVEN WORSE.

BOY:

AN ACTOR DIES A THOUSAND DEATHS

BEFORE HE CAN REHEARSE.

GIRL:

WAS MY CALLBACK GOOD? I WONDER.

BOY:

WAS I BRILLIANT?

BOY:

DID I BLUNDER?

GIRL:

EVERY PIN DROP MAKES MY HEART STOP.

BOY:

EVERY NOISE I HEAR IS THUNDER.

CHORUS

GIRL:

I’LL BE ON THE ROAD TO GLORY.

GIRL:

MEN WILL FIGHT TO BUY MY STORY.

ALL:

I’LL BE SET FOR LIFE. I KNOW IT.

ONCE I GET THAT CALL.

BOY:

I CAN SEE THE MARQUEE GLOWING.

GIRL:

I’M THE PARTY THEY’LL BE THROWING.

ALL:

PLANETS WILL ALIGN THEIR ORBITS.

ONCE I GET THAT CALL.

BOY:

I MIGHT CAUSE THE SHOW TO STOP.

GIRL:

MY NAME WILL BE THE NAME TO DROP.

ALL:

FIGHTING MEN WILL LAY THEIR SWORDS DOWN.

ONCE I GET THAT CALL.

VERSE

GIRL:

BUT, MOMMA, I CAN’T TALK RIGHT NOW.

I REALLY HAVE TO GO.

NO, MA, HE’S NOT A DENTIST.

THE DIRECTOR OF A SHOW.

GIRL:

I CAN’T MISS THAT CALL.

I HAVE TO BE HERE WHEN IT COMES.

BOY:

I’M LIKE A GLADIATOR WAITING

FOR A SHOW OF THUMBS.

SPOTLIGHTS FROM THE SKY WILL BLIND ME.

CONTRACTS BY THE STACK WILL BIND ME.

ENDLESS WAITING. AGGRAVATING.

HURRY, FAME AND FORTUNE! FIND ME!