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Fourteen Days
04:14
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It's nearly time to head for home
Cockpits dark I see the lights
Pilot radios words that we don't want to hear
There's an enemy stuck our rear
Parachute on my back
Time to abandon this craft
Pull the chord and cross my fingers and toes
Jump out into the cold unknown
Falling
Will I make it out alive?
Falling
Will I ever be alright?
Surely, I'll make it
I'll make it won't I?
Sit on the muddy ground
Distant dog bark welcomes me
Walk slowly to the flickering light
An old door welcomes me in tonight
They change my airman's jacket
So I won't be recognised
The fear is creeping into my mind
Good luck now follow the old rail line
Walking
Will I make it out alive
Walking
Will I ever be alright?
Surely, I'll make it
I'll make it won't I?
Oh oh oh oh the days rolled into one
Oh oh oh oh the lonely nights were so long
For 14 days I avoided their gaze
For 14 days
I've made it back to the line
Somehow still alive
But they didn't think that I would survive
The Caterpillar Club is my prize
Oh oh oh oh the days rolled into one
Oh oh oh oh the lonely nights were so long
For 14 days I avoided their gaze
For 14 days
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Lift Your Voice
03:21
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Come on Joan, come on Joan, give us a song
When I was a little girl
My father drove the trains
Up and down the country
All the night and day
Our dear little old dog
Pinning after him
Barking, going crazy
When father was on the way
My auntie always said
Come on Joan, come on Joan, give us a song
Lift your voice and you'll feel a little more strong
When the music's in our soul, we can all sing along
Come on Joan, come on Joan, give us a song.
When I spent my days
Riveting the planes
The hours were so long
But the workers my friends
We'd gather every lunchtime
Just to lighten up our day
We'd laugh and we'd tell jokes
And sometimes share a song
Cause my auntie always said
Come on Joan, come on Joan, give us a song
Lift your voice and you'll feel a little more strong
When the music's in our soul, we can all sing along
Come on Joan, come on Joan, give us a song.
I'd travel on the railway
Almost each weekend
Head to the blue café
To meet the soldier boys
After singing and dancing
We'd be in her big grand house
Sitting around the fireplace
Oh how I miss those days
Cause my auntie always said
Come on Joan, come on Joan, give us a song
Lift your voice and you'll feel a little more strong
When the music's in our soul, we can all sing along
Come on Joan, come on Joan, give us a song.
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Morning Light
03:31
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n the morning light
It will be alright
Days are bright
With the morning light.
The clouds break
As she sits and waits
For the new day to begin
She waits with her sister
And snuggles right into her skin
The warm embrace
Kisses her face as
the sun rises over the hill
She climbs the tree to
Gather the treasure
But mother shouts
Blossom come down from that tree
You'll always matter to me.
In the morning light
It will be alright
Days are bright
With the morning light.
When you feel the morning light
Everything's alright
So hold on tight
Til the morning light
As the darkness falls
And she's still awake
Monotony starts to set in
Her factory grafting
It gets right under her skin
The cold of the night
Pulls out her fight as
The nine-to-five begins
She works all the hours
Puts bread on the table
Determined to make It
To see through the darkness
And do it all by herself
In the morning light
It will be alright
Days are bright
With the morning light.
When you feel the morning light
Everything's alright
So hold on tight
Til the morning light
When you feel the morning light
Everything's alright
So hold on tight
Til the morning light
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Waiting to Say Hello
04:18
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Come in out of the rain
Nice to see you again
Kettles on my dear,
Will you lend your ear to me?
She takes down the dusty box
Treasures just waiting to be found
The sadness of voices past
Joys of the loves she holds so dear
I was just waiting to say hello to you
To sit beside you and share a tale or two
The sun it shines a little bit brighter
When I laugh and cry with you.
Tender old memories
Sleeping underneath my bed
Remember the fiery night
The day that the city set a light
Dancing with Mister Moore
Days of silver and of gold
I never did find that ring
Such is life so I’m told
I was just waiting to say hello to you
To sit beside you and share a tale or two
The sun it shines a little bit brighter
When I laugh and cry with you.
I was just waiting to say hello to you
To sit beside you and share a tale or two
The sun it shines a little bit brighter
The sun it shines a little bit brighter
When I laugh and cry with you.
We used to be strangers
But today I call you friend
More than good neighbours
We talk and we put the world to rights
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Days are Made for Living
04:28
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Tick tock clock
Life don't stop
On and on
Working feet
Steady beat
On and on
See the morning dew
The stranger smiling
Back at you
Take it all in
Stoney ground
Lingering clouds
On and on
Stories last
Seasons pass
On and on
See the cherry blossom bloom
Catch the laughter in the room
Breathe it all in
Days are made for living
Don't let them pass you by
There's beauty in the moment you'll find
Take each step as it comes
Look each day in the eye
There's always beauty in the moments you'll find
Rainbows come
With good news on the radio
Feel the breeze
Through whispering trees
Lift your head
Catch a falling star
Dance right on through the dark
Soak it all in
Days are made for living
Don't let them pass you by
There's beauty in the moment you'll find
Take each step as it comes
Look each day in the eye
There's always beauty in the moments you'll find
You live in it
You work in it
You don't always notice it
Don't forget to take it all in
Days are made for living
Don't let them pass you by
There's beauty in the moment you'll find
Take each step as it comes
Look each day in the eye
There's always beauty in the moments you'll find
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Take a Little More Time
05:01
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Just another Monday morning
Like any other day
Washings on, teas a brewing
Dogs getting in the way
The postman comes, letters fall
Darling come and see
There’s a crown on the crisp-white envelope
Why would she write to me?
We should all take a little more time
We should all be a little more kind
It’s a cloudy Wednesday morning
The days are passing by
Striking keys, writing letters,
Hoping they’ll reply
A knock at the door, hello miss
I bet you don’t remember us
We recall all our adventures
And the time you gave to us
We should all take a little more time
We should all be a little more kind
It’s sunny Friday morning
A surprising one for me
Posh clothes, nerves a plenty
We’re seeing the Queen for tea
Taxi drives down the Mal
Flags come into view
Cream cakes and crustless sandwiches
only the best for you
We should all take a little more time
We should all be a little more kind
We should all take a little more time
We should all be a little more kind
We should all take a little more time
We should all be a little more kind
We should all take a little more time
We should all be a little more kind
Just another Monday morning.
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