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Bedford Falls

from Lost Souls by Roy Smiles

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Bedford Falls

I’d lasso the moon for you, Mary, I would ride the sun
Some nights I’d bring home heaven, Mary, if such a thing can be done
I’d buy you the New York skyline Mary, Macy’s and City Hall
But please don’t ever ask me, Mary, to stay in Bedford Falls.

I’d steal every planet for you, Mary, from Jupiter to Mars
The Milky Way just for the day & each & every star
Carve your face on Rushmore, Mary, large & proud & tall
But please don’t ever ask me, Mary, to stay in Bedford Falls.

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For the world is our oyster, Mary, it’s a million miles wide
Together we can go there, Mary, on a magic carpet ride
For the world is just a river, Mary, we can ride its tides
Together we share it, Mary, with love by our side.

I would build you cities, Mary, skyscrapers that touch the sky
Buildings so fine & mighty, Mary, Lloyd Wright would stop and sigh
Of glass & steel & majesty ever gods would stand in thrall
But please don’t ever ask me, Mary, to stay in Bedford Falls.

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(Instrumental)

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My father is a great man, Mary, he worships this old town
From Main Street down to Potter’s Field, he’d never tear it down
But give me the wide world, Mary, this town is just too small
So please don’t ever ask me, Mary, to stay in Bedford Falls.

Some men dream of leaving, Mary, some men dream of home
Some are rocks that grow in moss, some are rolling stones
For me the world is waiting, Mary, a siren song that calls
So please don’t ever ask me, Mary, to stay in Bedford Falls
To stay in Bedford Falls, to stay in Bedford Falls.

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from Lost Souls, released January 25, 2007

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Roy Smiles London, UK

Roy Smiles has recorded ten albums:
'Drunks & Dreamers' (2011), 'Time's Moving On' (2012),'Seize The Day' (2013), 'Autumn Song' (2014), 'Bremen' (2014), 'The Trains & The Rain' (2015), 'Northern Angels'.(2018), 'Lost Souls' (2020), 'November's Child' (2023) & 'Tales Of The Ocean' (2023).
All available on Bandcamp.
Contact: roy.smiles@aol.co.uk.
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