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When I Was a Boy

from The Ember by Drew Worthley

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When I Was a Boy

When I was a boy I was going to be a garbage man
In my van, gathering the bins and the bags
In shiny cans, with blue dungarees and my big red hair.
When I was a boy I was going to be the finest clown in town
With painted frown making the crowds gasp laugh and wow
As I fell down on my big red nose.

But where am I now?
And who am I now?
I’m an old young man with a hope and this guitar.

When I was a boy I was going to be Luke Skywalker
Make myself a real bright blue lightsaber
Wear a cloak shoot my laser, go and rescue Princess Leia.
And the stormtroopers would fall all around,
The stormtroopers would fall as I ran through the woods with my sister and pals
Ran with Lando, Chewie and Han.

But where am I now?
And who am I now?
I’m a son, brother, friend with a heart and this guitar.

When I was a boy I fell crazily in love with you
The girl next door, I was floored, the very first time that I saw
Your glorious eyes and your willowy stride so our hands intertwined.
And the storms could fall all around us
As we walked under black starlit skies
For better or worse, in sickness and health, for rich and for poor
Till this death did us part.

But where are we now?
And who are we now?
A pair of broken hearts and two searching souls
Who are poles apart with two gaping holes
So we go from here with our pain and our guitars.

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from The Ember, released April 1, 2011

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Drew Worthley UK

Crafter of a curious blend of cerebral indie-pop with a twist of lyrical Americana.

Regular airplay on BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing.
Sophomore record 'CRUCIBLE' acclaimed by Louder Than War as 'one of the albums of the year without doubt.'

New album 'Maxim' a collaboration with No Spinoza is a collection of reimagined nursery rhymes. "A stellar release” Obscure Sound.
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