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Kate Tempest
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'Everybody Down!
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He'll be here in a second, I reckon'
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And Becky beckoned them round
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And made them get on their knees
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Behind the bar
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They held their breath
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And stifled giggles
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Crouched down
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Like a twenty-headed beast
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That writhed and wriggled
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'Happy Birthday, Pete!
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Another year older, eh?'
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'I never expected a thing
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I don't know what to say.'
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Harry couldn't look at the way
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Pete held Becky's hands
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Still he passed him a beer and said
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'Well, there you go, big man.'
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'Harry, this is Ron
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Ron, this is Harry, my brother
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You guys should really talk to one another
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Ron runs the caff and
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Harry's starting up a place up of his own if he can.'
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They raised their glasses up
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'Good to meet you, Ron.'
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'Ah, pleasure's all mine.'
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Ron looks into Harry's eyes and recognises how they shine
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Harry. He says the name to himself
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Before he's led away and introduced to someone else
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'Becky, this is Dale,'
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Pete's drunk now, warm inside
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Dale's awkward with a sort of
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Distorted and cautious pride on his face
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'Actually, we've met'
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'Really? I'm sorry,' says Becky
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'Don't pretend that you forgot me already?'
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'Where'd you meet?' says Pete
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Big smile, white teeth
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'She was working, you remember
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It was you that made me ring her?'
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It hits Pete, like a fist
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Where every finger wears a ring
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He couldn't blink or breathe or think or anything
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'Yeah, you remember?
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The twenty-third of November
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I met you in the Hotel Hacienda
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We had a couple drinks
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You knew the bartender
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You had a Whisky Sour
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And I had a Monumenta
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We went up in the lift
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They was playing Enya
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That made you laugh
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You said that Enya sent ya round the bend
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Pete was scared that you'd been sleeping with men
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So he asked me to investigate
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Now, in your defense
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You was very professional
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I was very tense
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But I have to say my favorite part
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Was the Happy End.'
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Ron was in the toilets, washing his hands
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When he heard what sounded like a man
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Sniffing a whole gram
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In one go
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Harry walked out of the cubicle, 'Oh!
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Alright, Ron?'
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Ron tapped his nose
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'You ain't got a spare line?'
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Harry smiled, 'No sweat.'
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Handed him the wrap and said, 'I'm going for a cigarette
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I'll meet you at the bar, mine's a pint of Sea View.'
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Ron only had to look at the coke
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And he knew
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She was dumbstruck
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She could feel herself going numb
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Clutched thumbs in her fists
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Felt unstuck
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'This is wrong!
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Fuck this!'
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Her stomach heaved
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'You set me up
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Instead of just talking to me?
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What about trust?'
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Guts twisted
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Pete was stuck to the spot, his lips shifted
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He couldn't make a sound
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Dale stood still, calm
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Pete stared dumb
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Reached out, touched her arm
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She shook it off
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So livid, so hurt
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She walked away without saying another word
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He was about to follow
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But saw Dale hiding a smile
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Then he couldn't help it
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He saw red, he went wild
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'Alright, look, son
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I know we've come to have a party
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So have a couple of drinks
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And a dance with your auntie
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But hear this
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Let's clear this up right now
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Your numbers are up, son
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I have found you out
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You don't know who I work for
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Men who have hurt more
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Men than the world wars
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When you were first born
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They were killing men who were worth more
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Than ten of your kind
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Are you out of your mind?
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Look, don't worry, son
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I'm in no hurry, son
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I'll have you on the run
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Like a funny curry, son
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Go back inside and make sure
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Your brother's having fun
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Just know this:
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Any day now, I'll be coming son.'
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Becky ran out to the street feeling weak
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She took a breath
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Heart slamming its head against the wall of her chest
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She looked to her left
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Saw Ron, shoulders squared
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Talking to Harry
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Harry looked awkward, scared
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'What's this, mother's meeting?
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Come on, Harry, need your help.'
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She walked him off as Ron watched
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Harry felt himself melt
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'Becky,' he began
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But he couldn't finish
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He fiddled with a cigarette
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Held it between his fingers
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'What's up?'
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She didn't need to ask, she could feel it there
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'You got yourself in trouble with my Uncle?'
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'Yeah'
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He stared at the skyline
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He tried find the right words
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'I gotta leave town
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And tonight at the latest.'
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They stopped walking, turned
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Looked into each other's faces
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'And I want you to come with me.'
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Time stopped
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Harry waited
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She said nothing
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She raised her eyebrows
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Like he did on the night they met
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In this way they spoke at length
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And his heart heard what her eyes said
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He said nothing
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He just felt and hoped that he was understood
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Then she felt something in her melt
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And lightening flashed and thunder shook
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He stared at her until she heard him
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Felt an energy go surging through her person
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Something in his eyes
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She felt her body bursting
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She kissed him
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And it reached a part of her that had been sleeping
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And she felt his heart beating in her own
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She felt complete and so known
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They didn't speak
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Ran down the street
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Leon had the motor running
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And they jumped in the back seat
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Becky felt peace when she looked at his face
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'Lets us three get on a plane and open up Harry's Place'
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He stared at her, 'Really?'
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She nodded, his pulsed raced
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He reached down beside him
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Brought out a suitcase
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Stuffed full of cash
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Leon smiled at them both
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'Let's fucking do it,' He said
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Away they drove
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Dale and Pete
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Were in a pile of trainers and feet
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Clenched fists and black eyes and chipped teeth
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Their dads had tried
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To get in-between them
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It was like they couldn't wait to get involved
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Graham was beating David's skull with his elbows
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David was kneeing Graham's nether regions
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And Miriam was at the bar weeping
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Ron was pleased as punch
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With the outcome of the evening
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While Becky, Harry and Leon headed for the beyond
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Off to Dover for the ferry
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And from there, wherever
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Harry looked at Becky
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'Let's feel this way forever?'
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Off to Dover for the ferry
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And from there, wherever
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Harry looked at Becky, said
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'Let's feel this way forever!'
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