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March nights in Glen Lyon listen to the river flow
In every patch of sky a star still waiting for the moon’s glow
Three hours to light a fire that was just enough to warm our hands by
Climb inside our tent is a nest, when you hold me we both fly
Frosty dawn by the loch side, I can hear the Woodpecker tap
Look out for the Splodge Monster, he will get you when you turn your back
Snowstorm in Christmas trees when we were looking for the fox’s den
Climb on board our tent is a boat
Sail around the world and now we’re home again
And I can’t talk to anyone but you
And I don’t understand what the worried people do
Shelter, food and love is all we need
In the mountains, by the river, underneath the trees
A small part of the natural world the way it was meant to be
Living like animals
Feels like the real me
Living like animals, maybe we’re young maybe the fall will come
We’re living like Adam and Eve
Animals, there’s nothing wrong with being animals
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Don't Make Waves
02:09
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Times when I’ve heard those familiar words
And I’ve felt there was nothing to add
Don’t make waves from cradle to grave
Avoid all the troubles I’ve had
A higher ideal can lose its appeal
When friends disapprove you can fast make a move
To accept the acceptable views the majority holds
To stand on your own becomes a thing you’ve out-grown
Getting old, feel the cold, you return to the fold
Where the faces around seem to say—don’t make waves
There are times when I’ve felt I’m betraying myself
To listen and not say a word
The things that they say—the scenes that they play
Sometimes seem so absurd
But after the laughter I’ve had to surmise
That my right to reply has been swept aside
And when I think about it, it does nothing but make me sad
I’ve been swept along like a leaf in the storm
I’ve been stuck in the crowd afraid to shout out loud
All the faces around seem to say—don’t make waves
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New Stone Men
04:28
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Reach out and take a hold of the sun
If it burns your palm will you know you were wrong?
The eye of the world looks down the barrel of the gun
Will we stem the tide or will we watch it come?
Will we make or choice of will we just look on?
And be blown away when the battle’s done?
Man of stone you’ve got to get off the phone
You’ve got to look ahead into the great unknown
Man of gold knows how to make you pay the price
Man of rain is going to wash to away your life (rights)
Man of wire is going to start the fire
To burn inside the new men of stone
Don't tell me that they’re here again
Don’t tell me you’re the new stone men
The beast in its layer, the wolf in its den
Have all lost their share to the new stone men
Do you think you care do you remember when?
There was flesh and blood before the new stone men?
Chorus
Move quickly now while there’s something to defend
There’s no room for remorse among the new stone men
Choose carefully now we may not choose again
There’s no turning back among the new stone men
Sleep uneasily now, what power guides the pen
Or the hearts and minds of the new stone men?
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Like a Child
03:42
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Friends of mine say some amazing things
And some of them write good prose
Talking about God and about personal visions
Makes me wish I had stories of my own
Exaggerate opinions but my words are clumsy
Losing heart becoming withdrawn
And at times I just here and smile
When I feel like a child
I behave like a child
I wish I could open myself up to you
If I felt less unsure I might try
And make the commitments that Ive been avoiding
But I find it so hard to let go
The more I think about it the worse it seems
I lose the delusion I don’t want to be loved
And on the surface things begin to go wild
I behave like a child
When I feel like a child
Embarrassed and aggressive both point to the same thing
I don't want to come to terms with the me I know
And I refuse to believe that you could love me
When there’s people beside me offering more
Anxious to avoid a misunderstanding
Unhappy with the sound of what I say
When I can’t get your attention with style
I behave like a child
And I feel like a child
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Rachel
01:47
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How come you’re never there when I telephone
And I’m here on my own?
You’ve been to Spain and you came back again
And all the time I was at home
And did you think about me on that train?
You know I’ve got you on the brain
Oh I’m crazy, I’m crazy, I’m crazy
‘bout Rachel
I would have liked to see you last night
But you were out with your friends
Don’t want to take up too much of your time
But you can have all of mine
Girl you make me so excited
But will my love go unrequited
I’m crazy, I’m crazy, I’m crazy
‘bout Rachel
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Tony Prescott Sheffield, UK
Guitarist and tune-smith based in South Yorkshire UK. Playing acoustic folk and folk rock with some adventures in ambient. More at tonyjprescott.com
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