Gloucester

from Housediet VI by Finlay Shakespeare

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What a relief,
To be back on wheels again,
It's a frightfully small town,
That you're living in,
Escape to the city lights,
Escape to the city life,
Is there anyone else here,
Who's looking the same?

I'm playing this game you know,
Called town to town to disco,
Then I hit the road,
I hit the road on my own,
What is it that you call "life"?
A knock on the head happens once or twice,
Changes personality,
It's everything you can't quite see.

No point in worrying,
About what's gonna happen to me,
No point in asking,
What's happened to the family.

But you had your chance,
Time and time again,
The same old dance,
From the south to the north and back again,
Well home is where the heart lies,
Buried underneath arms and legs,
You're bonded forever, the laces tied,
They're grasping at your neck, at your neck.

Demolish your history,
Like a wrecking ball on Cromwell Street,
The sentence they give to you,
It's the smallest you could ever do,
Yeah it's nothing but time to lose,
Yeah.

The ringing of the bells,
The ringing of the bells,
It's the wringing of your hands,
It's the ringing of the bells,
It's the ringing of the bells,
It's the ringing of the bells,
Lay the bars at my feet,
Let my bars escape me,
Lay the bars at my feet,
Let the bars escape me
Lay the bars at my feet,
Let the bars escape me.

Give me back my city,
How'd you take it from me?
No care in the world,
Missing every single turn.

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from Housediet VI, released December 1, 2017

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