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AN APPLE SEED SOWN BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
A HAPPY FAMILY IN THE FOREST OF GOLD
THIS FADED COLOUR PHOTO FROM LONG AGO
WE DROVE ALL DAY HEADING FOR THE SUN
AND ONCE IN A WHILE THESE MEMORIES COME
BUT FEWER AND FAR BETWEEN AS TIME GOES ON

REMIND ME WHERE I'M FROM
AND WHERE I'M MEANT TO BE HEADING
UNTIL THEN I'LL WAIT BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

WHERE ONCE WE'D HAVE TAKEN PRECIOUS TIME
NOW CITIES AND TOWNS GO RUSHING BY
IT FEELS LIKE A METAPHOR FOR OUR LIVES
NO LONGER THE LONELY WESTBOUND ROAD
CASCADING DOWN THROUGH THE FOREST OF GOLD
THIS SIX-LANE ROLLING RIVER
FLOWING ON AND ON AND ON AND ON........

REMIND ME WHERE I'M FROM
AND WHERE I'M MEANT TO BE HEADING
UNTIL THEN I'LL WAIT BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

THE APPLE TREE'S GROWN BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
FROM THE SEED THAT WAS PLANTED SO LONG AGO
SO LONG AGO
WE WATCH THE DANCING, FALLING LEAVES
CARRIED AWAY ON THE AUTUMN BREEZE
LIKE THE LOVED ONES THAT WE'VE LOST BY THE WAYSIDE

WHO REMIND ME WHERE I'M FROM
AND WHERE I'M MEANT TO BE HEADING
AND I'LL MEET YOU THERE AT THE END OF THE ROAD.....

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from Big City Dreams​/​Small Town Failings, released September 16, 2016

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A lifelong drummer, Mark Ayling has branched out into the world of acoustic music. Discarding the usual folk/acoustic influences such as Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, Mark takes his inspiration from artists as diverse as The Jam, New Model Army, The Specials, Motorhead and Joy Division, creating a sound that has the energy of punk whilst retaining the melodic elements of the acoustic guitar. ... more

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