𝄞ongs of the 2020s
by Hines and Dixon
Vocal and recording by Gary F Hines on Yamaha Genos
Composed January 2022
Style - Easy Country Ballad
Tempo 104 bpm
Vocal in Key A Major Score in Key C
Lyrics by John Dixon
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In the town of Little Sharing there’s a backstreet
Where shutters never open to the light,
Where the neighbours live as strangers to each other,
Abandoned, out of mind and out of sight.
There are neighbourhoods in memory or story
Where dwellings are a wonder to behold,
For the windows there are glowing after sunset,
With light of life within a family fold.
Far away lies the house called home,
Whose name lives in poem and rhyme.
Close in the heart is the room you seek,
Whose meaning is older than time.
There’s a family photograph upon a dresser.
An old guitar reclining on a chair,
And a darning box with wool in every colour
And children’s artistry pinned out with care.
There are places parcelled out around a table,
The tokens of The-Place-You’re-Meant-To-Be…
Some have written that within the world of being
Are places that were made for you and me.
Far away lies the house called home,
Whose name lives in poem and rhyme
Close in the heart is the room you seek,
Whose meaning is older than time.