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Now she’s trying to get ahead but it’s like it all just weighs her down

And she’s just one of many role players they expect to have around

She’s got to be so many people she feels like just a face in the crowd

Lost and found

Her mother, God bless her brought her up to be a queen
Good catholic girl princess in blue jeans
She bought the man and the mortgage for the price of her dreams
Kicks and screams

She used to see diamonds I used to see stars

We used to lie in the sand listening to Venus and Mars

It’s not easy to explain but I miss the innocence somehow

But that was then and this is now

That was then and this is now

Her mama knew nothing beyond the soaps and abuse
Yet her Daddy worked hard for his footy and booze
And her plans were the envy of all the girls that she knew
Sin city blue

She used to see diamonds I used to see stars


Lord Lord there ain’t a minute to spare

Just a moment ago your dreams were waiting there

But the years flick by like those broken white lines

And before you know it you’re just plumb out of time

Now she’s taking the bus to the end of the line
Where hope is a freeway and the freedom to drive
Away from hard promises away from cold lies
Come alive

She used to see diamonds I used to see stars

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from Sin City Blues (2014), released June 26, 2014
words & music by A. Mark Lucas

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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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