Story Behind The Song

A friend in California once told me he had fallen madly in love with a much younger webcam performer living in Thailand. When guys would ask where she lived, she always said she lived in Tokyonesia. I visited her chatroom a few times and mentioned I'm a songwriter. She challenged me to write a song for her, which got me thinking about all the words or phrases that rhyme with Tokyonesia.

Song Description

Sung from the standpoint of a man who has fallen in love with a much younger woman who lives 7900 miles away.

Lyrics

I link to your page and give thanks for Java
'Cuz you make my blood boil like molten Lava
You light up my screen, I'd love to meet you today
But you're seven thousand nine hundred miles away

You're a little bit wild, a little bit classy
A little bit mild, a little bit sassy
A little bit quiet, a little bit witty
And maybe just a little bit pretty

What is this aphrodisia?
You make me want to tease ya and please ya
I'm chasing gin with milk of magnesia
And dreaming 'bout the birds and the bees, yeah

A sudden case of amnesia
I find myself falling to my knees, yeah
Succumbing to your sweet anesthesia
The same as every poor boy who sees ya
Killing time in Tokyonesia

I've loaded up your page so many times before
That my heart skips a beat when I step through your door
'Cuz your voice and your smile make my temperature rise
Your sighs and goodbyes bring me down to size

I've seen you so happy, seen you so blue
I'd like to think I've wanted just the best for you
You know time and space will always keep us apart
So won't you please give me back my heart?

What is this aphrodisia?
You make me want to tease ya and please ya
I'm chasing gin with milk of magnesia
And dreaming 'bout the birds and the bees, yeah

A sudden case of amnesia
I find myself falling to my knees, yeah
Succumbing to your sweet anesthesia
The same as every poor boy who sees ya
Killing time in Tokyonesia