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Easy in the City

from Side 1 by Simon Coverdale

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lyrics

Billy says its easy making money in the city
You just need to hold out your hand
Keep your wits about you
Take a look around you
All of this is built up on sand

Billy turned up on the day before the tankers blew
Met up with a girl he knew from home
She said she had a place
Where he could get his head down
Better off when you’re not on your own

One more chance to make it back to heaven
One more chance to make it through
One more chance to tell her that you love her
Or you’ll be running like you always used to do
Yeah you’ll be running like you always used to do

Billy loved this girl
She always wore a white dress
She’d be dancing in the morning in the dew
And when the city eats the dawn
She’ll give a little yawn
And smile and say
She did it all for you

Some people say that Billy, he never stops complaining
Guess they never saw him when he’s down
Like a vampire in the light of day, a body floating in the bay
He’s just a saint without a crown

One more chance to make it back to heaven
One more chance to make it through
One more chance to tell her that you love her
Or you’ll be running like you always used to do
Yeah you’ll be running like you always used to do

The skies are getting dark
The rains are coming in
There’s a moment when the air’s still clear
Like methamphetamine
The colour of each raindrop
Will never come again
The colour of the forest
Like these bruises on my skin

Don’t look down on the hands that try to hold you
Its hard to find a refuge in the storm
Billy gave us pills to take
The city gave us roles to fake
This great escape
Takes many forms

One more chance to make it back to heaven
One more chance to make it through
One more chance to tell her that you love her
Or you’ll be running like you always used to do
Yeah you’ll be running like you always used to do

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from Side 1, released February 14, 2022

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Simon Coverdale England, UK

Simon is a Devon based Singer Songwriter, formerly of the West Midlands.

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