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You have no sense of occasion
You walk the streets with your heart emblazoned
On the sleeve of your coat over scars of the razor
In the tracks of the tears on your tattoo of mother

You live at night but you dress for the day sir
Moving in circles that would once have amazed you
Using the fruit of the vine like so much liquid eraser
You drink to forget but you know you will find her

In the still of the night are you a stranger?
In the glare of the lights there lies the danger
When you’re looking for answers and they label you traitor
Is this where you live or are you a stranger?

You were processed through schools where they practiced good diction
Where they beat you with their truth, stranger than fiction
Then you tested your faith on the strength of conviction
You did your time in the house of correction

It is said that in time each soul finds fulfillment
But one might think that our lives are run in weekly installments
And while your destiny cries for something more than this moment
You know that just to live is to fly

In the still of the night are you a stranger?

You believe in love, just what else is there
And you need to believe to keep it all together
When you think about how the world really turns
How the deals are done & the evidence burned

Still she’s waiting for you as you’re closing the windows
Barring the doors against old ghosts and their shadows
And it’s sometimes the scent and sometimes the hollow
But always the song brings her home

In the still of the night are you a stranger?

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from Little Town Blues (2015), released June 1, 2015

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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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