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Beaten by a wooden spoon or two


You said it was easy, no questions at all
Songs of the past, you're not singing anymore


You're Not Singing Anymore

Bairns O’ Gaza

"It's my lousy memory" I told the Kid 
"What other men forget I still remember 
The flies are still alive inside the amber
It's a garbage can with rubbish for a lid"


He met my eyes and hit me for a quid

And though I am a singer of soul
Sometimes my brothers are breakers of bones
Will they crown me King
In a limestone ring
Or are they coming for to carry me home


And if we're lucky we'll be finished by dawn

We reach the horizon, and sail over the edge
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