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The Desert Was Better

from Anywhere But Here by Norman Lamont

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lyrics

I took a plane
To a faraway country
I knew at once
I had made a mistake

Something in the tired air

Cut me off from my family

No matter how lonely the desert

The desert was better than this

I found my niche
Writing threats and entreaties
My claws were long
And my overheads low
Drinking at the World's End
With some thugs from the borders
No matter how ugly the desert
The desert was better than this


Miles away
I was miles away when it happened

Standing watching the quiet river
Standing watching the quiet river
Freeze

The knives were out
When we got to Linlithgow
The memories long
And the weaknesses few
With the rain and the razor blades
These days I don't get out much
No matter how empty the desert
The desert was better than this

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from Anywhere But Here, released December 13, 2012
Gil Murray - solo; Dave Watson - arrangement and all other instruments

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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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