A song I wrote about how people deal with loneliness in later life, inspired by one particular evening at The Cellar Bar in Cardigan
lyrics
I SEE YOU'RE STILL GOING TO THAT CELLAR BAR
STILL DRIVING THERE IN THAT OLD FIFTIES CAR
SAME OLD PLACE WHERE ONCE LOVE WAS BEGUN
DESPERATELY SEEKING OUT SOME LONG LOST FUN
WHERE EVERYONE YOU SEE THERE IS ALMOST YOUNG
PEOPLE HAVE I LOVE YOU ON THE TIP OF THEIR TONGUE
ALMOST YOUNG
SO VERY NEARLY YOUNG
ALMOST YOUNG
SO VERY NEARLY YOUNG
GATHERED IN THE CORNERS AWAY FROM THE LIGHT
TOUCHING STRANGERS HANDS THROUGH TILL MIDNIGHT
KISSING IN THE DARK HOLDING ON SO TIGHT
LIKE FINCH CHICKS IN A NESTING BOX OUT OF SIGHT
WONDERING WHETHER THIS REALLY FEELS RIGHT
COULD IT WORK OUT? MAYBE IT JUST MIGHT
ALMOST YOUNG
SO VERY NEARLY YOUNG
ALMOST YOUNG
SO VERY NEARLY YOUNG
ONCE IN A WHILE YOU TAKE A BIT OF A CHANCE
MOVE ONTO THE FLOOR FOR A LONG SLOW DANCE
LOOK WISTFULLY ACROSS WHERE THE YOUNG FOLK ARE
ON THE SHINY BRIGHT SIDE OF THE CELLAR BAR
TO THAT PLACE WHERE LOVE WAS ONCE BEGUN
DANCING IN SHADOWS WITH THE ALMOST YOUNG
ALMOST YOUNG
SO VERY NEARLY YOUNG
ALMOST YOUNG
SO VERY NEARLY YOUNG
credits
from Ripples In The Water Of Love,
released February 15, 2013
Lyrics and Vocals by Harri Rogers
Music by Marc Gordon
Engineered by Nick Swannell at Studio 49.
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