happier times

you looked at the skies
and asked yourself why
you’d gone all that way just to falter that day
why you?
you picked yourself up
but then you cracked up
again and again all that effort in vain for you
and scotland won’t mean the smallest thing
it’s just not where you could ever be
happy, clapping
you won’t find your peace of mind
morale-sapping, seeing things through your eyes…

it is for the ride
not the finish line
that I ever played, including that fateful day
I’m proud of my pride
of my eyes open wide
and with these eyes of mine
I can finally see

I see you, feel you’ve lost your faith in me
I’ve lost you so many times, one more won’t change a thing

that day I took a long look at your soul
and wondered whether I’d see you again
and I was left surprised by just how cold
your look down on me was from the pain
and maybe I’ll never see you again
and talk to you like I used to do
but how can I forget about that day
when our happier times still shine through?
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previous titles: –
references: just getting older (oasis), the girl in the dirty shirt (oasis), the finish line (snow patrol), i hope i didn’t just give away the ending (new radicals), eyes open (snow patrol)

released on:
BORROWED FLAGS (THE POTTOS)
THE SONGS WE USED TO SING (THE POTTOS)
SUMMER AND THE FALL

am colin-clegg: vocals, guitar
misto: lead guitar
em: keyboards
er: drums
gp: bass
berna: percussion