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Canal Road

from Prisoners of the Heart by Mark Lucas

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A shamelessly humorously romantic song, Canal Road, Leichhardt is where my day job is located & where we used to walk the dogs (when they were alive)

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IT’S MIDNIGHT DOWN ON CANAL ROAD
AND THE MOONLIGHT STREAKS ACROSS THE BAY
IT’S JUST YOU AND ME AND THE FISHES BABY
AND THE WAVES’ SLAP AND THE SMELL OF THE SPRAY
WE’RE TALKIN’ ‘BOUT THE WEATHER WHILE WE’RE STANDIN’ IN THE RAIN
AND I GOT THIS SUDDEN URGE TO HOLD YOUR HAND AGAIN

WE’RE GAZING OUT ACROSS THE WATER
LISTENING TO THE BREEZE
YOU SAY THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
WELL HERE WE ARE AND I AGREE
AND WITH MY MIND BELOW YOUR WAISTLINE THOUGH I SWEAR I STILL LOVE YOU FOR YOUR BRAIN
I GOT THIS SUDDEN URGE TO HOLD YOUR HAND AGAIN

THERE ARE QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED
SUCH THINGS GO HAND IN GLOVE
WITH THE SEARCH FOR A PERFECT WORLD
STRAIGHT TEETH AND PERFECT LOVE
BUT ONE ANSWER THAT IS GLARINGLY AND OH SO SIMPLY PLAIN
IS THIS SUDDEN URGE TO HOLD YOUR HAND AGAIN

NOW I DON’T HOLD ALL THE CARDS I’VE DRAWN AND I AIN’T AFRAID OF TEARS
BUT I KNOW THAT I HAVE FOUND REAL LOVE ACROSS THESE PRECIOUS YEARS
AND THROUGH ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE ASKED ONE ANSWER STILL REMAINS
IT’S THE ABIDING URGE TO HOLD YOUR HAND AGAIN

SAY IF TIME IS LIKE THAT RIVER BABY
AND LOVE IS LIKE THE SEA
THEN ALL THIS RAIN SHOULD WASH US CLEAN AWAY
AND SET OUR SPIRITS FREE
AND WHETHER STANDING ON A DESERT SHORE OR PADDLING IN THE SEINE
I’LL NEVER LOSE THIS URGE TO HOLD YOUR HAND AGAIN
I’LL NEVER LOSE THIS URGE TO HOLD YOUR HAND AGAIN

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from Prisoners of the Heart, released January 22, 2019

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Mark Lucas Sydney, Australia

Australian roots music – it’s a sense of place. In singer-songwriter Mark Lucas' word picture world you’ll encounter ghosts of the past & yearning spirits of the present, making themselves known in a variety of familiar locales, together with a motley cast of misfits & dreamers who could fit in just about anywhere there’s people & stories to tell. ... more

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