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from Side 1 by Simon Coverdale

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I know it ain’t so good
Bad love dies you know it should
All those perfect empty lies
Perfect empty summer skies

We were living in a flea bit place
Next door never had no face
It all left a real bad taste
When the drugs were running low

I struggled to love London
You struggled to love me
And all your fancy friends
Won’t let me be
I struggled to be someone
That I thought that I should be
And all your fancy friends
They don’t like me

I wrote this letter to tell you how
I found someone got a new love now
I got a job I got hope
I gave up sadness, sort of gave up dope

Find it easy just to be
I got new friends, they don’t know me
Find it easy to wear a smile
Sing this song once in a while

I struggled to love London
You struggled to love me
And all your fancy friends
Won’t let me be
I struggled to be someone
That I thought that I should be
And all your fancy friends
They don’t like me

I’ve still got the pipe we shared
You still got the heart that cared
They should have got loved, they should have got smoked
But they just got broken just got choked

I guess you know I wish you well
All that hate can go to hell
I hope this big old sun will shine
On all your days and all of mine

I struggled to love London
You struggled to love me
And all your fancy friends
Won’t let me be
I struggled to be someone
That I thought that I should be
And all your fancy friends
They don’t like me

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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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