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Brighton Streets

from Tales Of The Oceans by Roy Smiles

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The Brighton Streets

I wandered lonely as a skunk
Sometimes demented sometimes drunk
Like a frightened fox at the height of the hunt
Running from a girl called N, running from a girl called N.

I loved & loathed & loved her more
She played the saint, I played the bore
Every bloody day a bloody war
Running from a girl called N, running from a girl called N.

Chorus
Some days we swam, some days we drowned
While Brighton streets never made a sound
Some days we died, some days we lived
Until we had nothing left to give
Some days we drowned, some days we swam
Those Brighton streets never gave a damn
Some days we lived, some days we died
Only God knows how we survived.

I wandered lonely as a sea
Searching for a sail that would set me free
From the vicious ship destroying me
Running from a girl called N, running from a girl called N.

(Instrumental)

Chorus

Like Icarus I had to fall & fall
She laughed in scorn then slept with Paul
Her heart as cold as any Hadrian’s Wall
Running from a girl called N, yes, running from a girl called N.

I wondered lonely as a clown
A drunken oaf for Brighton Town
But though she tried she never tore me down
Running from a girl called N, running from a girl called N,


Chorus

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from Tales Of The Oceans, released July 19, 2000

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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. ... more

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