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Hammill Peter
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Well, Tommy woke that morning
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with a headfull of rocks
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and Sylvia was in shock.
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The story they'd been faking
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had frozen on their lips
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and fallen through the brush of fingertips
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and though they packed their bags,
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ready for the road,
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the curtains and the bedroom door
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stayed closed.
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For Sylvia and Tommy
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this is a curtain call
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they've been running away for years
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but pride in flight
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precedes a certain fall.
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So Tommy rubs his stubble
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as if to check his face is there
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and Sylvia combs her hair
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just like nothing really happened
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they'll carry on as before...
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but this thing won't work, will it, any more.
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And though the bags are packed
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ready for the road
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the curtains and the bedroom door
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stay closed.
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For Sylvia and Tommy
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there's nowhere left to hide...
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they've been running for years
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to find some kind of thrill
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to take away the emptiness
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that they both feel inside.
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Making the fictional
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out of the matter of fact;
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masquerade the picture
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but now the frame's all cracked.
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For Sylvia and Tommy
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there's nothing left to try
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they've been running for years
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to find some kind of life
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that offers an excitement
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that the rest of us pass by.
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So Tommy woke that morning
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with a headfull of rocks
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and Sylvia was in shock.
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This story they'd been faking
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was frozen on their lips
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and falling through the brush of fingertips
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and though the bags are packed
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ready for the road
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the curtains and the bedroom door
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stay closed.
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For Sylvia and Tommy
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there's nowhere left to go
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they've been running away so long
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there's just no strength to carry on
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they can't get back to what they knew
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a life abandoned once and long ago.
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(PH - Piano, Vox;
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David Lord - Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangement;
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Stuart Gordon - Violin)
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