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Two mates journey to find greatness.

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I was born in the arse end of town
Fired and landed in the rough
Where the days don't ever seem to end
And the sun don't show because it's seen enough.

Best mate Harvey joined the army
Guess I could have joined up too
But I saw my fortune in the trawler lines
Gave my life to the big deep blue.

Chorus
You can't sit and wait for a trade wind
You've got to hang your sails up tall
Make yourself a slave to every turn in the wind
If you want to stand tall.

I became a man at 18 with my best mates girl.
Best mate never seemed to mind
He was busy in his heaven at the gates of hell.
Well I looked into that first born eyes
Swore I'd make him proud
I'd send greatness running through our veins
So he could say his name out loud.

Chorus

When you pray for a trade wind
The Lord will sometimes send a storm
And like my best mate Harvey I fought to the end
Refused to think I wasn't coming home.

Well that best mates girl of mine
Has gone and made us proud
She keeps the boy away from the trawler line
And the army office in the centre of town.

She warns him about the trade wind
And where you hang your sails.
That you shouldn't be a slave to every turn in the wind
If you want to keep standing tall.

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from These Rivers Still Run, released June 13, 2021
Written and performed by Matt Hicks

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Lester T Web Plymouth, UK

Old time, modern time, blues, jazz, folk, Americana story telling, guitar playing, Uke strummer.

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