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Long-Departed Train
03:45
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I had no famous friends
By the time I turned twenty
My face on my NUS card
Instead of Times Square
And Paul McCartney’s number
Remained a mystery
With Spotify a cream
For facial care
A generation on
Things change yet look the same
Through varifocal lenses
At where a long-departed train
Once stood…
I know I can’t complain
My riches lie elsewhere
And my own official fan-club
Sends me to the shops
If my face is in the papers
It’s only to read them
And I rarely have to wish
The world would just stop
A generation on...
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Retreat Song
02:51
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I’ve repaired to the shed
For that unwise thing I said
I guess it’s possible to be too candid
And now I’ve landed here
You’ve an hour without me, dear
For me to dissect for sure what I did
But at least let me present
That this wasn’t my intent
I couldn’t make this up
But darling, let me make it up to you
And now I’ve come in from the cold
Where I, then you, our stories told
And in the telling hear our grievance leaving
And so at least we’ve made our peace
Until the next time, at least
A boring corner of the rug we’re weaving
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Let's Take A Trip
04:06
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Like hamsters in a wheel
The mornings start so tough
This marathon in place
I feel we’ve worked enough
Wouldn’t you agree
That we’ve earned an open road
Luckily I know just the place to go
Let’s take a trip
Not here, but anywhere
Let’s take a trip
Flip a coin and test the air
Let’s take a trip
Um, thattaway, I guess
Our itinerary’s a mess
But somehow that feels the best
Yes, I locked the doors
The front and back and side
You know I always do
Well OK, there was that time...
Did I fill up the tank?
No, I can do that on the way
Don’t sweat the details - we’re on our holiday
Let’s take a trip…
And after fifteen minutes
I always turn around
For that one essential item
We couldn’t do without
But always leave at home
For my old and busy brain
A holiday tradition
Like the first day’s heavy rain - ah…
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The High Road
04:06
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TA Walker UK
Guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter, often with "electronica", "lo-fi" and "prog" inclinations.
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