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from The Wrong Hat by Allan Barron

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HE WAS ONLY SEVENTEEN OR SO THE PAPERS SAY
DRIVING LIKE A LUNATIC, HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE WAY
TO SHOW HIS FRIENDS HE WAS SO COOL, A MAN WHO KNEW NO FEAR
NOT JUST A BOY WHO LIKED TO WATCH TOP GEAR

ENGINES GUNNING, WATCH THEM RUNNING
FROM THE LIGHTS, EVERY NIGHT
LIKE THEIR HEROES, THEY’RE NOT ZEROES
GREENS ARE WEIRDO’S , THEY’RE NOT RIGHT
TYRES SCREAMING, HEADLIGHTS BEAMING,
WIPERS SLASHING, THROUGH THE RAIN
PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN, CORNERS SHOOT ROUND
LEAVE YOUR HOMETOWN, FAR BEHIND

IT ALWAYS LOOKED SO EASY WHEN HE’D SEEN IT ON THE SCREEN
TO THROW THE CAR ROUND ALL THE BENDS, NOW HE COULD LIVE THE DREAM
TO SHOW THE GIRLS HE WAS THE MAN, NOW IT WOULD BE SO CLEAR
NOT JUST A BOY WHO LIKED TO WATCH TOP GEAR


ENGINES GUNNING, WATCH THEM RUNNING
FROM THE LIGHTS, EVERY NIGHT
LIKE THEIR HEROES, THEY’RE NOT ZEROES
GREENS ARE WEIRDO’S , THEY’RE NOT RIGHT
TYRES SCREAMING, HEADLIGHTS BEAMING,
WIPERS SLASHING, THROUGH THE RAIN
PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN, CORNERS SHOOT ROUND
LEAVE YOUR HOMETOWN, FAR BEHIND

NOW HE’S NOT HERE ANYMORE, HE LOST IT ALL ONE NIGHT
NEVER SAW IT COMING AND HE NEVER THOUGHT HE MIGHT
BOYS WILL STILL BE BOYS UNTIL ONE DAY IT COSTS THEM DEAR
JUST LIKE THE BOY WHO USED TO WATCH TOP GEAR

ENGINES GUNNING, WATCH THEM RUNNING
FROM THE LIGHTS, EVERY NIGHT
LIKE THEIR HEROES, THEY’RE NOT ZEROES
GREENS ARE WEIRDO’S , THEY’RE NOT RIGHT
TYRES SCREAMING, HEADLIGHTS BEAMING,
WIPERS SLASHING, THROUGH THE RAIN
PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN, CORNERS SHOOT ROUND
LEAVE YOUR HOMETOWN, FAR BEHIND

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from The Wrong Hat, released June 6, 2013
All Instruments and Vocals: Allan Barron

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Allan Barron Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Songwriter/Musician based in North East of England.

My favourite music tends to be late 60's/early 70's rock music and late 70's 'new wave'. In particular I like early 70's British Prog rock, as well as the Beatles, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, the Who, Squeeze and countless others. What this means is I love a good tune.

Whether this has any influence on my own music I'll let the listener decide! ... more

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