The Vampire song

The Vampire Song
copyright 2006 T. James Hurley

Maybe we could take a nice vacation,
a week or two would certainly be grand.
A trip to Transylvania might be just the thing.
It’s lovely in the Fall I understand.
And though I know you harbor reservations
in light of all the stories through the years.
Let me be the first to reassure you
and put away your worries and your fears.

Because the vampires live in Southern California,
not the drafty castles of the olden days.
The vampires live in Southern California,
along the sunny beaches where the palm trees sway.

Paris used to be the destination
of lovers with romance on their mind.
And if one had a taste for the finer things
then Venice or Rome could not be far behind.
But San Tropez has now become a ghost town
and Monte Carlo has simply become passe’
The Jet-Set flies into Transylvania
where all of the beautiful people go to play.

Chorus

Legend says there was a time,
if the light of day should shine,
upon a vampire he would burn away.
But once the big boss got his hold
on Robert Johnson’s immortal soul
they moved the corporate office to L.A.

Los Angeles

...so... now... the... vampires live in Southern California,
not the drafty castles of the olden days.
The vampires live in Southern California,
along the sunny beaches,
there’s nothing but sunny beaches,
look at those sunny beaches where the palm trees sway.

There’s nothing but sunny beaches where the palm trees sway.