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I was down on the deck
When I first heard her smile
And a spinnaker heartbeat ran out of my chest
And I vowed that I'd make her mine
So I'll bite my tongue when I see her out on the arm of another man
And I'll sing her name as the sun wakes up but she don't seem to like it much
Guess I'm all out of luck
Well she’s taken of course
But I won’t be deterred
But the gifts that I offer don't seem to impress
Well I guess we've got different tastes
So I'll turn my cheek if I see them wrapped up in towels down the castle cove
And I'll sing her name as the sun wakes up but she don't seem to like it much
Guess I'm all out of luck
Guess I'm all out of luck
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Awake
The light
Is creeping through the gaps
The gentlest attack
Of day
And air
The lodger in your chest
Is asking you to rest
Darling you've been carrying the weight of all our dreams
Shouldering the expectations we filled to the seams
So let's go to the shoreline where it's easier to breathe
And fill your lungs up with the cool sea breeze
Asleep
The day
Has melted into night
With candelabra sky
Behind
Your eyes
You’re disappearing off
To where the sand is soft
Darling you've been carrying the weight of all our dreams
Shouldering the expectations we filled to the seams
So let's go to the shoreline where it's easier to breathe
And fill your lungs up with the cool sea breeze
One day when we're older and our minds are far less sound
We'll come here with our children and we'll show them what we found
There's nowhere better to just be
So fill your lungs up with the cool sea breeze
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Left and right two forks before me
At a crossroads which way to go
Decisions never were my forte
Far from sorted man I don't know
I'll set my compass true
They all say stick to the way
They all say keep on the straight and narrow
But the narrow path is hard to walk alone
They all say keep moving on
They all say don't let your head go wandering
Hold my hand we'll take it step by step
On the narrow path
Plot a course for charted waters
Cause where I'm going I need a guide
Someone to keep me true on the way
Someone to stop me going astray
Someone who knows me better than me on the inside
I'll set my compass true
They all say stick to the way
They all say keep on the straight and narrow
But the narrow path is hard to walk alone
They all say keep moving on
They all say don't let your head go wandering
Hold my hand we'll take it step by step
On the narrow path
On the narrow path
On the narrow path
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I need you like oxygen
I am lost when you're gone
When you leave every time
I will try to change your mind
I will wait by the door
Til I hear foot on floor
And if you think you'll leave my side
I will try to change your mind
Change your mind
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Thirty years ago today
Your mother dear was born
Thirty years of friendships wrote
To celebrate the dawn
Surrounded by her family
She spent the happy day
I wonder if you'll do the same
When thirty comes to stay
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Well my friend
The tides are beginning to turn
And the years
Have all slipped away through our hands
You have grown
You're ready to take on the world
If I don't
Hear from you I'll understand
Just know that
If trouble ever finds you
At the end of yourself
Don't you ever worry
About who you can tell
You can call me up on the phone
And I’ll answer, you’re never alone
You don’t have to worry
I’ll always be happy to hear your voice
So just call me, pick up the phone
And I’ll be there to bring you back home
I’m always your brother
I’ll always be here so just call
If you ever need a friend
Way back when
You couldn't remember my name
We would spend
Hours just playing pretend
Now you're heading out
To find out who you will become
Who's to say
Where you will land in the end?
Just know that
If trouble ever finds you
At the end of yourself
Don't you ever worry
About who you can tell
You can call me up on the phone
And I’ll answer, you’re never alone
You don’t have to worry
I’ll always be happy to hear your voice
So just call me, pick up the phone
And I’ll be there to bring you back home
I’m always your brother
I’ll always be here so just call
If you ever need a friend
There's no hour too late
No problem too great
That will stop me running
To stand by your side
By day or by night
So just call if you ever need a friend
I'm always your brother
I'll always be here so just call
If you ever need a friend
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The sun
Taking her place up in the heavens
Filling the valley with a bright and hopeful light
And we
Are captivated by the vista
The boats and paddleboarders carving through the waves
I'll keep that scene as a photograph
And we'll hang it up on the walls of our house
And I'll treasure all these moments we took
Pictures out the window
The clouds
Are rolling in across the river
The rain is soaking all the tourists on the front
But we
Are wrapped in blankets on the sofa
Just laughing to ourselves cos we are warm and dry
I'll keep that scene as a photograph
And we'll hang it up on the walls of our house
And I'll treasure all these moments we took
Pictures out the window
All the memories will stay with me
All the drinks we drank as we looked out to sea
And I'll treasure all these moments we took
Pictures out the window
No I won't
No I won't forget
All the days
All the days we spent
No I won’t
No I won’t forget
All the drinks
All the drinks we drank
I'll keep that scene as a photograph
And we'll hang it up on the walls of our house
And I'll treasure all these moments we took
Pictures out the window
All the memories will stay with me
All the drinks we drank as we looked out to sea
And I'll treasure all these moments we took
Pictures out the window
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Spent our August in the Devon air
Two long weeks where we forgot our cares but it's
Time to clear the decks and pack our bags
Can we take this summer feeling back?
Wave goodbye to seaside paradise
Sunset driving back to city life
Doesn't seem like such a long way home
When it's me and my baby on these country roads
It's just me, my baby, and these country roads
No we didn't see a drop of rain
Til we headed north on winding lanes but no
Autumn weather's gonna steal our joy
We're together, that's enough and more
Wave goodbye to seaside paradise
Sunset driving back to city life
Doesn't seem like such a long way home
When it's me and my baby on these country roads
It's just me, my baby, and these country roads
Clearer skies now and the light is low
We're still talking 'bout that old Bordeaux but the
Fun we had together isn't done
While we're chasing down the summer sun
Wave goodbye to seaside paradise
Sunset driving back to city life
Doesn't seem like such a long way home
When it's me and my baby on these country roads
It's just me, my baby, and these country roads
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On My Own (22nd August)
04:11
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Spent the day in my own company
It's the last chance I'll probably get
For a while at least til the little one has grown up a bit
It's not that I don't want a family
I'm the happiest I've ever been
And I'll gladly give in and surrender all my introvert needs
I won't waste a day when we're together
We'll get outside whatever the weather
Nothing I love better than time out with you
But today I've spent all on my own
Took myself off up the coast path
Just me and my headphones and thoughts
Sat and watched all the sails of the distant yachts glide on the sea
There's a peace that I feel in seclusion
There's a silence that speaks to my core
There's a still quiet voice that I hear much louder out in the hills
I won't waste a day when we're together
We'll get outside whatever the weather
Soon there'll be more voices than just me and you
But today I've spent all on my own
Soon we'll be three
But today it's just me
Soon we'll be three
But today it's just me
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Kay (23rd August)
02:37
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I see you in the blue and white house
In your Beatrix Potter jumper
Strawberries and holiday spoons
Getting buttons from the sideboard
Oh Kay
No I can't believe
Thirteen years have gone so fast
Oh Kay
No you never saw
Your daughter as a grandmother
Evening trips to see you each March
Singing at the Garrick Theatre
Rory found me after you died
Lying on the sofa crying
Didn't get to say a goodbye
Oh Kay
No I can't believe
Thirteen years have gone so fast
Oh Kay
No you never saw
Your daughter as a grandmother
What I wouldn't give for that
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Sparrow (24th August)
03:04
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As tides roll in and weather turns
And sand beneath me shifts
I'll anchor to this truth I know
The Father's promised gift
His ranging eyes are fixed on me
There's nowhere I can hide
No matter what the circumstance
He will not leave my side
In harvest plenty, in famine lack
In patient waiting, and when I turn my back
The faithful Father never looks away
His eye is on the sparrow
The depth of this I'll never plumb
Or come to understand
Could I be seen and known by Who
Ordains my future plans?
In harvest plenty, in famine lack
In patient waiting, and when I turn my back
The faithful Father never looks away
His eye is on the sparrow
His eye is on the sparrow
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Been a long while since we all spent time together
Twenty four months since we had more than a day
Gone are the summer’s we’d sit round the table
None of us knew how precious it would seem
We've only just started growing up
But I miss holidays at St Justinians
In years to come when we're all old and grey
That's how I'll remember us
Me and Rory and the little ones
Rory took charge of the complicated board games
Couldn't sit Dom in the car next to anyone
Benny told jokes that were way beyond his years
None of us knew how tall Obi would grow
We've only just started growing up
But I miss holidays at St Justinians
In years to come when we're all old and grey
That's how I'll remember us
Me and Rory and the little ones
That's how I'll remember us
Me and Rory and the little ones
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Sometimes in the night I still hear church bells
And see you walking slowly down the aisle
Never thought that I would be happier
But four years on darling I am
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The dusk is calling out to us both
Across the city
Chain your bike up outside my house
Your hands are chilly
I meet you on the doorstep, take your Selwyn scarf off
Hold you in my arms once again
One night a week is nothing, but that’s how I know we’re something
Worth making time for on a dark night
Autumn’s crown falls through the trees
On sunset walks through muddy piles of leaves
The fading light holds yesteryear's memories
Of October nights with you, dear
The kettle breaks us out of our gaze
With its boiling
Pour you out a warm cup of tea
You must be freezing
We’ll head out down the river, across Midsummer Common
A path we’ll come to know oh so well
One night a week is nothing, but that’s how I know we’re something
Worth making time for on a dark night
Autumn’s crown falls through the trees
On sunset walks through muddy piles of leaves
The fading light holds yesteryear's memories
Of October nights with you, dear
It's six years on we’re older, this October is one that
Will always stick around in our heads
But I’ll treasure all those Wednesdays, when I learned we were something
Worth making time for on a dark night
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91 (28th August)
01:57
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Took a long drive down winding lanes going back in time
Picturing how it was back in '52
Little thatched houses lined up on the shoreline
Wondering how you'd feel if you were here too
The holidays we had
The places we'll take with us when we are gone
The memories we made
That we'll still talk about when we're 91
Photographed every street corner we came across
Trying to figure out where you spent the night
Narrowed it down to one or two old cottages
When we get back you'll tell us if we were right
The holidays we had
The places we'll take with us when we are gone
The memories we made
That we'll still talk about when we're 91
And it won't be long
Til we're not so young
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When there's holiday to take
And you're deciding where to go
There's no better choice to make
Than two weeks by the coast
Than two weeks by the coast
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Paddy Heaton Manchester, UK
Songwriter, Worship Leader, and Producer from Manchester, UK.
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