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Face down in a Bluestone Alley

from Tracks 14​-​26 of the 52 Songs project by Dave Walker

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Track 21 of the 52 weeks project

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I could have talked to you for hours in that three star hotel
I should have had a shower and damned it all to hell
The room got spinning sooner and I couldn’t work out why
You face turned into plasticine and your eyes got small and sly
For every moment lingered, the dancing queen becomes another problem
Sent by the bluestone alley bums
If you want to see the devil come out tonight, when the moon and the stars are shining bright
If you want to see the devil come out tonight, give me whiskey.
I could see your mouth was moving, but my own thoughts filtered through
Your eyes were glazed like frosted panes and I knew that mine were too
The situation’s broken; the fog is falling fast
I tried to make my get away; you wouldn’t let me past
And for every drop of trouble, the ledger keeps you price you have to pay.
A pound of dignity this time for trying to get the feel of the wave.
Chorus
The crowded room was looming and the carpet was dark red
Faces swirled into my sight and floated through my head
The cue was swinging round and round, to keep the demons out
My putty head was mystery, the whispers were all shouts
For every sniff of madness there’s the moment when reason goes astray
And they drag you out face down, in the bluestone alleyway
Chorus

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from Tracks 14​-​26 of the 52 Songs project, track released May 20, 2012

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Dave Walker made his first record in 1998 and has been churning them out ever since. Variety of styles and a whole range of different musicians.

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