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All a long Day

from Days and Years by Chris Simmance

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All a long day

The sun was almost rising across the bay
Time to greet another brand-new day
The light was brighter than my head
The world was turning round
And in my hands only salty sand

We pulled ourselves together, found some food to eat
Swilled it down with bottles of warm beer
Cleaned ourselves as best we could
And washed our swollen feet
It didn’t take long to pack up all our gear
I tell my story openly, as best I can

We set off in our sluggish way
Past cafés full of rich
And trudged along the road
Which lead to Nice
The sun was standing higher
And when we found our pitch
Noone was there except for the police

And as the sun sank lower
Our spirit was the same
The music sounded thin, it wasn’t strange
Some beggars and some singers
Were jailed and who’s to blame?
It’s the same the whole world over
Nothing’s changed
It’s not unusual, it’s no different now

Summers on the street
As a musician watching passers-by
And thinking that you’re king
And gaining credit from the passers-by
Disdaining all the beggars
Who have waited till the sun was high
From morning dew to evening queue
When people have long ceased to buy
It’s all a long day

The poor are always with you
Come rain and sun and snow
A thousand reasons, thousand pleadings
Will not make them go
The poor are always with you
Said a wise man long ago
A thousand years, ten thousand faces
Surely come and go
Some are lost and some are ill
And some do not know why
And there but for the grace of god
Go I.

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from Days and Years, released January 1, 2000

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Julia & Chris Simmance Aix En Provence, France

Dear Music-Friends,
We are happy to tell you, that we are out there again, on the streets of South of France !
Hopefully rather sooner than later we will also add some new recordings on our site here.
Greetings and till then,
Julia and Chris ... more

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