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A Slip and a Slide
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There was a time
All things being equal
When you and I
Rose above the clouds
We couldn’t fly
But that didn’t matter
It was all in our minds
All in our minds
You sang the blues
I would write country
But you wouldn’t sing
The songs I wrote
I wrote Four Little Leaves
For the poor girl
From Dublin
You shed a tear
On our way home
But we didn’t walk
The whole road together
We didn’t talk
For most of the way
You turned off
Before we got
To the station
Just a slip and a slide
And you walked away
There was a time
When all things were equal
Just a slip and a slide
And you walked away
Four little leaves
Just a slip and a slide
Just a slip and a slide
And you walked away
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Four Little Leaves
03:09
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Four little leaves
Here in my hand
I got lucky
Right here where I stand
Four little leaves
Four little leaves
Me I have nothing
Came from nowhere
I don't have dreams
I wouldn't dare
Now I have something
This blessing I've found
Only because my eyes were cast down
Only because I was on the ground
Four little leaves
Four little leaves
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The last thing she said at the airport
Was quietly under her breath
Spoken to no-one listening, no-one there
One hand on her belly
One had pulled her case
Clattered across the floor to the gate
Last and final call
Last and final call
Last and final call
No more
Sticks and stones
Bricks and bats
The scratching wounds of online chat
The life below
The life you know
The seed you sow
The life that grows
The last thing she said at the airport
I wish I'd heard it then
But I couldn't face goodbye
Last and final call ...
She scanned her boarding pass
The gates flapped to let her through
I wonder if she looked back
I think not
Maybe she looked down on us
From a window seat up there
Watching the chains of country
Fall away
Last and final call ...
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Norman Lamont Edinburgh, UK
Norman Lamont has been delighting audiences on the Edinburgh songwriter scene since 1990. His trademarks are the diversity of his musical styles, emotionally honest lyrics and a droll sense of humour.
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