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Letter From A Quiet Town

from Big City Dreams​/​Small Town Failings by Mark Ayling

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IT'S BEEN SO LONG, JUST HOW LONG WOULD IT BE?
20 OR 21 YEARS NOW?
SINCE I WAVED GOODBYE TO YOU ON THAT BUS HEADING SOUTH
I GUESS YOU NEVER LOOKED BACK, YOU DIDN'T SEE ME STANDING THERE
BUT I KEEP WRITING THESE LETTERS

I SEE YOUR MUM FROM TIME TO TIME, WHY DOES SHE NEVER SMILE?
WHY WON'T SHE TALK TO ME FOR A WHILE?
SHE WON'T TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE, OR WHEN YOU'RE COMING BACK
BUT I GUESS THAT YOU'LL TELL ME YOURSELF

THERE'S NOTHING TO DO HERE ANYMORE, I JUST SMOKE MORE CIGARETTES
I'LL HIT THE TOWN LATER ON BUT IT'LL BE AS DEAD AS EVER
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW BUT CAN NEVER SEEM TO FIND YOU
JUST THE SAME DULL VIEW

THOSE CRAZY NIGHTS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO
THEY ARE LONG, GONE AND FORGOTTEN
REMEMBER OUR LOCAL? WELL, THEY GAVE IT A REFIT AND THEY LEFT OUT THE JUKEBOX
AND THERE'S NO ROOM FOR BANDS TO PLAY ANYMORE

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WHILE I SIT HERE WAITING FOR YOU?

I STILL CARRY A PHOTO OF YOU IN MY BACK POCKET
AND LOOK AT IT EVERYDAY
I BET YOU'RE STILL THE SAME, JUST LIKE I AM
WITH A FEW MORE WRINKLES AND A HINT OF GREY
I MAYBE SHAKE A LITTLE MORE , THE DOCTOR SAYS I SHOULD GIVE UP THE DRINK
BUT I KNOW HE'S WRONG

WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO WHILE I SIT HERE WAITING FOR YOU?

ALL MY MATES HAVE LEFT TOWN SINCE THEY CLOSED THE DOCKS DOWN
BUT I DECIDED TO STAY
I COULD NEVER FIND THE RIGHT JOB WITH THE RIGHT HOURS AND PAY
THEY ALL TURNED ME DOWN ANYWAY

SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN, I'VE RUN OUT OF THINGS TO SAY
I HOPE YOU WRITE BACK SOON
I'LL GIVE THIS LETTER TO YOUR MUM SO SHE CAN PASS IT ON LIKE I DO EVERY TIME
I REALLY HOPE YOU WRITE BACK, I KNOW YOU NEVER HAVE YET, YOU'LL BE TOO BUSY I BET
BUT YOU KNOW THAT I AM WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU DECIDE TO COME HOME
SO THAT WE CAN FINALLY SETTLE DOWN
I HAVE A LOVELY PLACE IT JUST NEEDS A GOOD CLEAN AND A FRESH COAT OF PAINT
WE'LL BOTH BE HAPPY HERE, WE'LL BOTH BE HAPPY HERE, WE'LL BE SO HAPPY HERE....

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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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