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Cutting down the ELM tree
Well I went down to that frozen ground,
Swept the dirt off my sullen frown,
Took a knife and carved your name in sin,
To feel the rage that’s been buried within.
In a forest of thieves,
Where the ivy weaves,
It’s me just me
Cutting down the ELM tree
In a forest of thieves,
Where your eyes could deceive,
It’s me just me
Cutting down the ELM tree
This desire, it’s been burning too long,
So time to put it out and move along,
And like the night, you’ll fade like a ghost,
Lord knows you’ve haunted me worst than most
In a forest of thieves,
Where the ivy weaves,
It’s me just me
Cutting down the ELM tree
In a forest of thieves,
Where your eyes would deceive,
It’s me just me
Cutting down the ELM tree
I sat and called for the roots to regrow,
But time had passed and I guess I didn’t know,
That when it’s dead, it’s dead and there’s nothing to be said
Just all the lies that go living in your head
In a forest of thieves,
Where the ivy weaves,
It’s me just me
Cutting down the ELM tree
In a forest of thieves,
Where your eyes don’t deceive,
It’s me just me
Who wants to be free
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Oatcakes and Smiles
04:04
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Oatcakes and Smiles
In a pottery town where the sun doesn’t rise,
But takes its cue from the clouds in the sky,
And hangs like a glaze that covers the soil,
Reminds you of days of love and toil.
For Oatcakes and smiles,
I’d give tonight,
To rest by your side,
In the warmth of your eyes,
To talk in stories,
And always feel fine.
An old England that fell out of sight,
Because it couldn’t keep up with these modern delights,
So it lay by the wayside and was put to bed,
Like those memories that shone in your head
For Oatcakes and smiles,
I’d give tonight,
To rest by your side,
In the warmth of your eyes,
Talk in stories,
And always feel fine.
What I’d give for your Catholic soul,
I know it’s red, red and gold.
Every bird, every bird that sings out,
For you and the budding spring
Like sunshine in style,
Like days gone by,
Like every night
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The Way We Did
02:59
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The Way we did
Give me the sea, give me green hills,
That rush over me,
Give me the night, give me high dreams,
Of what I could be
Let me live,
The way we did
Give me love and fireworks,
Over any cheap thrill,
Give me grace and silence,
To last out the chill
Let me live,
The way we did
Give me the sea, give me green hills,
That rush over me,
Give me the night and high dreams,
That I can fulfill
These bars on the window,
Will not keep me still,
These bars on the window,
Will not keep me still
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Mini Days
04:03
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Mini Days
She said I’m drinking San Miguel,
In that evening smile, all's well,
Thinking of those bottleneck blues
And as the early summer sun,
Remembers the times, the things we’ve done, we're
Drinking to those bottleneck blues
Well Kaya in the morning sun,
Reggae til my evenings come,
It was always the way,
In those red love mini days
She said I’m listening to the waves,
As if I’m falling for days,
Sinking deep in those bottleneck blues
You know we used to drive for miles,
Open roads and fleeting smiles,
Listening to the bottleneck blues
Well Kaya in the morning sun,
Reggae til my evenings come,
It was always the way,
In those red love Mini days
I love those Mini days
I always kept a picture close to me,
Not of you, but yes of she,
Lying like those bottleneck blues
Your Mini days, your bottleneck blues
Ferrari red, sports exhaust,
1.3, let’s make some noise,
Alloy wheels high on the side,
Gonna make you slide, Tonbridge style
L627 EOC
L627 EOC
Nobody, anybody, no one
Could love you like me
Those Mini days and those bottleneck blues
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Dan Sumner England, UK
“Blends the genres of rock, folk, and blues to create a sound that is entirely his own”
The Vinyl District
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