lightyears away from home
travelling incognito
star of the birds and cat of the alley
too many acres, not enough galleons
fanatical and absurd
grammatically incorrect
crazed, insane. mad and strange
day to day, page to page
open grey, peeling beige
come back to the main stage
hollow white, chisel blue
take it back, paint it new
standing in your tattered suit
scuffing the pavement with your broken boots
knowledge and power in your brain
those brain cells die every day
nomadic walker on your platoon
bacon crisp and sunday morning
the water crashes, desert is thumping
walker walker, you are running
do you remember when jesus died?
oh mary cried and cried
standing in between
and they pray and pray
silence in the back of the hall
far far far from home
i wont be back for a couple of days
far far far from home
i wont be back for a couple of days
the lepers breathe in quicksand
the burglar with the hat stand
the policeman says 'strut man, strut'
the crucible witch gives her last mutter
the teachers oh they just give the stare
like the fireman just standing there
whos been sailing on your ship?
uncle jim just broke his hip
an eye for an eye, you spit the pip
'ah didnt even make a dollar!'
up and down the road with your metal detector
you dug up trashcans, bottles, and litter
seven years later you found that piece of gold
it all sunk, you sold the pub, and your wife left you
another magazine of dirty women
you dont even know what you're doin'
oh jim, i was out on his boat
i stole his old duffel coat
savoured my cigarette in the morning salty air
scaled the guts of fish and sat on the step
nobody even has any friends
nobody wants to share
ah far far far from home
on old uncle jims boat
far far far from home
i wont be back for a coupla' days

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