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The Latest of Days

by Matt Hicks

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Song written Matt Hicks and Alan Thornton 2016

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The Latest Of Days

Thornton and Hicks September 2016


Should we be slow to anger and quick to forgive?
Is that the right way for an adult to live?
Keeping your mind on the end of the road
Wont always help in avoiding the holes.

Because I’m short on beauty and long in the tooth.
So I’m learning to take all my good luck as proof
That with every hour spent, I must leave one behind
Old time pushes me forward or clutters my mind.

These are the latest of days
These are the latest of days

And, if I should miss things that want to be caught
A young friend of mine has a damned clever thought:
She said, ”Use intuition and you may be right
And if it seems important, keep that thought in your sights

And forgiveness is dear and dark anger is cheap
And one lightens your step and one robs you of sleep
So take walks down the block on days when you can
And just whistle a tune, perhaps rethink a plan.


These are the latest of days
These are the latest of days


So I thanked her and told her that her advice meant
That the days I had left might me much better spent.
That I hoped that when you find your days growing few
That you hear those words back from someone like you.


Youth and wisdom are like two shy friends
They ought to tie the knot but can never find the ends
But with nothing to lose and nowhere to fall
Hit the dance floor for a while and then bow out standing tall.


These are the latest of days
These are the latest of days


And be still with decisions that you think are best
So your mind and your body can both take some rest
And then, at the end, as all things fade away
The best part of your life might be the latest of days

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released November 23, 2020
Written by Matt Hicks and Alan Thornton 2016
Matt Hicks- Vocals, Guitar
Phil Doleman-Bass guitar
Percy Copley- Tenor Guitar, Backing Vocals
Tricity Vogue- Backing Vocals
Karen Downs- Violin/Cello

Produced by Phil Doleman

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Matt Hicks Plymouth, UK

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