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Troubadour
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Troubadour
I'm a troubadour, I don’t live anywhere
Each place I lay my hat I call my home
Yes I'm a troubadour, if you've a bed to spare
We can kiss and cuddle all night long
And when you wake up in the morning I’ll be gone.
I used to have a family, I was the favourite son
Everything went wrong when music came along
I left to get a record deal when I was 21
Me ma said ‘Watch out son, they're gonna burn you!’
I had a girl in Waterford across the Irish sea
And when I went away she said she’d wait for me
But now she has another man who's twice as big as me!
So there’s another place I can’t return to
‘Cos I'm a troubadour.....
If I had a pound for every town
That I have chanced along
I'd be the richest man who ever sang a song
But what’s the use of money
When you’re always on the run?
Besides you need a lass to help you spend it.
There was a girl in Darlington
Who really caught my eye
And I'll not tell a lie, she made me swoon and sigh!
But then she mentioned marriage, boys
and that's the reason why
Two months down the road I had to end it.
‘Cos I'm a troubadour .....
So you can shout your favourites out
And if I know the tune
I'll happily oblige and we can raise the room
But if you never fill my glass I won’t be back here soon
So landlord 'do the honours' I've a thirst on!
And thank you very kindly all for listening to my tale
About the happy Irish boy, the one who got away
But I’ll have to leave the rest of it until another day
There's a train leaving soon I’ll be the first on!
'Cos I’m a troubadour......
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Missing
03:41
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Missing
Today I’ll buy some things that I’ll never use
and do some things that I’d never choose to do
If I wasn’t missing you
So I’ll go and sit on benches where we used to sit
I’ll reminisce and drift a bit and think of you
Because I’m missing you
And I’ll watch birds wheeling in the sky
Warm air taking them higher
And I’ll feel the sun upon my skin
But I won’t feel a fire within
I’m cold inside now
I’m missing you
Today I’ll ride out to that small cafe
The one we really liked - tucked away
And the people we knew there will nod and say
‘How are you?’ and I’ll mumble ‘I’m o.k.’
But I’m not o.k., I’m missing you
If only the sea could capture me
If only the sun could bring me back again
Re-package my hopes for the future
Bring me a sweet consolation
While I am waiting for you to return
I took a train and somebody spoke
He was charming and he ignited my hopes
That all was not dead in this heart of mine
It’s just…….missing
I gave him my number, he said he’d call
And I felt a spark and yes it was small
But maybe in time, if the stars align
Maybe one day
Maybe not soon
Just maybe I’ll find
I’m no longer
Missing you.
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This Affair
03:33
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This affair
In this affair
You've been keeping me at arm's distance
Used all your resistance and used your seduction too
To draw me back
Each time you withdrew
In this affair I felt the clouds breaking
But now the plans I've been making
Shatter each time you say "no"
So tell me why
You still can't let me go?
Is it the way I look at you,
Staring into your very soul?
Tell me oh tell me that you'll let me see
What you keep inside
Let me open you wide and set your spirit free
Let me open you wide and set your spirit free
Let me open you wide
Is it the way I look at you?
Haven't we been this place before?
Didn't we both live out our favourite fantasies?
When you opened me wide and set my spirit free
When you opened me wide and set my spirit free when you openfd me wide
In this affair you've given me so much
How I've trembled at your touch
Longed to hold you against me
Though there were times you resented me
Re-living your memory of someone I've never been!
I want to take you to a different place
With light and space
And watch the dawn of a new day
Hey, hey! What do you say, will you come with me?
Come with me
Come with me
What do you say?
Come with me......
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The Earth Beneath The Flowers
When the fading light of evening falls gently on my face
And the silhouettes of seagulls paint the shoreline
My mind returns to you and the things we used to do
Running, laughing, splashing in the sunshine
When the hazy days of summer stretched before me endlessly
And I wondered how I'd fill those empty hours
You'd knock at my door and we'd head off to explore
The earth beneath the flowers
Oh gentle breeze of memory wash over me
Oh give to me a purpose to eternity
Oh give to me a reason why I love you Was it impulse, was it it lust?
Was it because at last I found someone to trust?
When the fading light of evening falls gently on the blinds
And I draw the sunset's rays inside to warm me
My mind returns to you
But there's one thing I can't do
Is bring you back into my arm to love me
Oh gentle breeze of memory wash over me
Oh give to me a purpose to eternity
Oh give to me a reason why I loved you
Was it impulse, was it lust?
Was it because at last I found someone to trust?
And when it's over, when it's done
And we turn our faces to the sun
When our last race is run
We can admit then we had fun
Didn't we?
So much fun, didn't we?
Fun!
Thank you darling…….
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5. |
Low Key Prostitution
04:38
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Low Key Prostitution
Low key prostitution
Gonna sell my soul for a fist full of dollars
And no real retribution
Just a low key acknowledgement of people I'm impressing!
By ignoring my reality
Hiding the truth that I'm constantly running from
Hiding what I believe in
Too scared to see, too scared to be
Someone out there on their own
Someone who does not agree with
Low key prostitution...
They think I'm inner-circle that I can be trusted to keep my mouth shut
They buy my silence
They keep me sweet, their scam complete
They don't think I see their greed
They don't know that I'm a freak!
Low key prostitution....
I hide it well, l don't want anyone to know
(The person that I used to be seems so long ago)
I was so willing to believe I was hungry and so lost
I didn't know what the cost would be of my
Low key prostitution.....
I hide it well I don't want anyone to know I'm secretly working for another kind of goal
Something that one day will heal my splintered soul
Leave this sham behind
And lead another kind of life
But I don't know when I can start again so until then
There'll just be low-key prostitution…..
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Peace Of Mind
04:41
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7. |
Two Bluebirds
04:49
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Two Bluebirds
Life is good all happy
Peaceful in its own way
You're over them at last
It's a new day
Chorus:
But then something happens
You're triggered by a memory
The smell of fresh-made coffee
Two robins in a cherry tree
And then it all comes flooding back
You’re transported to a time
when you felt life was finally on track
And all your dreams were coming true
And you wanna go back
But to no avail
That boat has sailed!
So you pick up the pieces
Patch up your broken heart
Resolve to never walk
on that tricky tempting path
But that day is gone
You must move on
But then something happens
Somebody that you chanced to meet
Yeah
No touch, no word just one look
Powerful to knock you off your feet
And then the dance begins again
New love makes new pathways in your brain
You're happy just walking in the rain
But this time everything has changed
It's not the same
It's not in vain
You sip your tea
And watch.....
Two bluebirds in an apple tree……
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8. |
Somebody
05:22
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Somebody
I saw you today in the papers
A beautiful girl by your side
I was reading ‘bout your latest capers
And your sold-out tour, worldwide
I admit my heart jumped when I saw you
And now I can’t get you out of my mind
Is that so wrong, when I am the one
That you loved and then left behind?
Chorus:
If I could have been somebody
A neat beauty queen, or somebody
If I could have been somebody
I’d still be with you.
I was thinking about how I met you
I knew you when we were in school
And some of the things that I let you do
Well I didn’t mind breaking the rules
But your eyes were fixed on the horizon
And you left, carrying your guitar
I always knew your dreams would come true
You’d be this country’s next superstar
And it was hard to let you go
Hard for me to know that you were moving on
Without me
Now the years have come and gone
I settled down in this sleepy town
No-one but you knows about me
I’ve got a ticket to see you tonight
In a show being made for TV
And there’ll be a beautiful girl in the wings
Waiting for you
And it won’t be me
And there’ll be a hush as you start to play
And I’ll be taken back in time
And we’ll sing along to the song you wrote
For someone you loved and then left behind
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Claire Hamill Hastings, UK
Critically acclaimed
Singer-Songwriter / Folk-Rock artist. The original artist behind Eva Cassidy’s huge hit ‘You Take My
Breath Away’.
Worked with the likes of Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Yes and Wishbone Ash.
Finally back with a band.
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