Tony Jolley - Thought Not

Tony Jolley - Thought Not

Just how far would you go? ……… br br Fly a thousand kilometres for a friend br To have to drive home the selfsame day? ……… br No. br Thought not – no way. br br Sit naked against the slanting rain br As a sheltering warmth br About a cold-shouldered soul? ……… br No. br Didn’t think so. br br Content to sip vin ordinaire br In a world awash with appellation controllée? ……… br Hardly. br br Be taken for granted br Yet grant it no mis-taking? ……… br ‘You kidding? br br Be married in spirit: br Short of sixteen, br But focused on forever? br No. No chance. br Never. br br Say: “Come with a guitar br And the clothes on your back br And we’ll make it” … and mean it. br Forget it! br br …. But then your name’s not Ellen, is it? ....


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Uploaded: 2014-11-07

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