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The Lady From Bexhill

from All That You Love Is All That You Are by Thom Carter

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lyrics

Oh my love,
All the distance that you travelled to,
For us,
To meet again in a parking lot,

So give me a hug,
Hold me beside you,
I’ve finally found you,
The one that I want,
The one that I want.


Out upon the sea,
Beyond the pier,
There’s a dingy in the water,

Carrying you and me,
And a couple of oars,
And a hat, and some sunscreen,

I will remember,
That lucky day in the sun forever,

I will remember,
That lucky day in the sun forever.


Tulips on my windowsill are opening to the light,
I watch you walk on over to them,
A silhouette of life,

The market in the street below is starting up on time,
And I’m just passing through,
In this body in this mind,

And I’m just passing through,
In this body in this mind.


Don’t forget,
To put on your Sunday best,
And say your grace at the table,

Don’t forget,
To post your letter to Sally,
And my thank-yous to your family, a-ha,

When we met,
There wasn’t a cloud in the sky,
And the tide was so high,
I thought we’d be washed away to sea.


So it goes,
All the way to madness,

And don’t you know,
That that could be the best thing that has ever happened,

Give me some silence,
Give me some time,
So I can think,

Give me an answer,
That will open like a flower the more I drink,

Give to me an empty room and I will fawn on it,
There is no place like home, and home is where this is.


Don’t forget,
To write your name on the labels of your clothes,
And all your favourite books, a-ha,

Don’t forget,
To cross yourself in holy places,
And open doors to strangers, yeah, a-ha,

Don’t forget,
We don’t do television here,
And the radio is pointless as a sailboat on the moon,


That’s where we’ve been,
That’s where we’ve been,
On an esoteric journey,

That’s where we’ve been,
That’s where we’ve been,
Now the Sun has gone down early,

Your vintage dress,
Your tied back hair,
Your soapy skin and cleanliness abound,

“We’ve walked a lot!”,
“Were almost there!”,
Your very English practicality astounds,

Birds in the hedgerows chime,
Like bells across the field,

And I’ll sing goodnight to you,
To the lady from Bexhill,

And I’ll sing goodnight to you,
To the lady from Bexhill.

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from All That You Love Is All That You Are, released April 5, 2012
Words and music by Thom Carter. Copyright Self Released Records 2012. All Rights Reserved.

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