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Thread #2464 Message #10080
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05-Aug-97 - 04:38 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Bait Up + Old Bones (Jez Lowe)
Subject: Lyr Add: BAIT UP (Jez Lowe)
BAIT UP (Jez Lowe)
The Village clock chimed Home in Bed The old man spat and swore I've been out to paint the town, he said But the town isn't there any more Can I walk beside you Though you're keen to be on your way You must have someone that waits for you At the end of this long day
chorus: Rest young man In the shadow of the clock we stand And I feel it creeping dark across my brow I wish I had someone to put me bait up now
My house, he said, will be empty The grate will be long since cold I might be my own master But I'm a slave to getting old It's a long time since I woke up To nowt but a lonely night A long time since my bait was waiting Wrapped up neat and tight
I've walked my share of young girls home Across the wintry dark And had to leave them sleeping So as not to be late for work I sometimes dream they lie there still So soft and warm and young But I guess they're old and grey like me Or even dead and gone
My father used to warn me I thought that he was mad He said, times that make you happy Just turn round and make you sad I really shouldn't drink this much At my age it's just not right But I'm tired-er than two deputies And I haven't eaten a bite