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Prisoner of the Heart

from Prisoners of the Heart by Mark Lucas

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aka "A Letter from Your Sister" back to the land & a sense of place- essential for a nation to grow & tell its stories

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You haven’t called home lately
Mama wants to know how you are
It’s been some time since the old man died
And the grass is getting long
Too many holes in the fence-line
Too little water in the dam
But you know we just keep on keepin’ on
Doing the best we can

We’re prisoners of the heart she said
Cast our dreams upon the wind
They hold us and they give us wings to fly
Prisoners of the heart my friend
‘round here we don’t break we bend
We pay our dues & we need no alibi

Your brother moved back last summer
Doesn’t have too much to say
Too many tours of duty
Too many ways he can’t explain
And your Uncle Frank’s still living alone
Spends his days at the TAB
His nights down at the Railway Hotel
Where he says folks let him be


We’re prisoners of the heart she said

I’ve got your picture on the beer fridge door
You’re smiling that toothless smile
Eyes of hope & innocence
Now they eat up the years & the miles
And time just seems to drop away
I can feel you here in my arms
Does the man really fly so far from the child
Is a woman still a slave to her charms

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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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