paper over cracks

you can always wait another day
she’ll come and see you off by the train
the sweetest goodbye she’ll ever wave
and off she’ll go, away
you won’t be swayed by the city lights
you won’t forget your friends or the good times
for though there’s serious money to be made
this is your life

and how can she ever forget
and not hope that one day you’re gonna get back?
the longer you’re gone the harder it gets
when all you’ve done is paper over the cracks
when the place you’ve found yourself in the world isn’t yours?

the headline shouted ‘local boy made good’
the grin upon your face
the shiny suit
what they forgot to mention in the news
is you didn’t ‘make’ good
cos you were ‘born’ good
it takes a lot more guts to stay behind
change things from home
and fight the fight
you may not have surrendered your home
but you gave up the fight

and you will never find a scottish view
not in london, not in liverpool
and never for a moment believe…
never believe that your place isn’t here…
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previous titles: –
references: money to be made (the hoosiers), get back (the beatles), local boy in the photograph (stereophonics)

released on:
THE MIRROR

am colin-clegg: vocals, guitar, drums
misto: guitar, bass, keyboards
giulia ermirio: viola