The Opposite Side of the Earth (Eddie Biggins)

On the opposite side of the earth Sits a girl on a bed with a webcam Chatting with a man Who is more than twice her age She invites him to click the button That leads to her private page Just another lonely married guy Cyber-misbehaving So she sells him the moment of intimacy He’s been craving Another transaction succeeded They both get what they needed From the opposite side of the earth

On the opposite side of the earth There’s a woman who’s checking her email To see the photographs From a distant foreign place It’s the first time that she’ll be seeing Her beautiful grandchild’s face And even though she’s far away She still feels connection To this baby who lives the same distance In either direction With family spread out across nations Rely on communications From the opposite side of the earth

On the opposite side of the couch There he sits with his drink and his laptop She used to crack him up Now he rarely cracks a smile He’s been fretting about expenses For more than a little while So she sends an IM from her phone Sexual and funny He chuckles and closes the laptop Forgetting the money The sound of his laughter’s the payback As they start to find their way back From the opposite side of the earth From the opposite side of the earth

Original studio version available on the album "In an Unknown Place" https://eddiebiggins.bandcamp.com/track/the-opposite-side-of-the-earth-2

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