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09 Mess and Magpie

from Trippin' The Light by Julie Lamb Outfit

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This one was written for my buddy! Speaks for itself...

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Mess and Magpie (Song for Lockie)
© Julie Lamb
When you go away, I sleep across the bed
Uninterrupted, snoring, loud enough to wake the dead
I eat just what I want, not a sign of meat 3 veg
I don't watch documentaries – crime scene drama gets the edge
I miss your “just for me face” and your steady energy
The things that make up for your lost hearing frequency
I still keep telling you things, hug your blanket to my chest
And I wish you'd make me coffee – 'cos you know yours is the best

You're all the cool clear space in the migration that's my life
I'll leave you at age a hundred twenty five
By then my love, we will have soared across the sky
'cos for all your mess and magpie you make me want to fly

At times I'm fascinated, by the different lives we lead,
Not that it's complicated, you're the touchstone that I need,
We give each other something that we're not afraid to take
Even though I'm happy singing, and you prefer a lake
You walked out Monday morning, said “I'll see you Thursday night,
Do you reckon you could cook, Bud?” I say, “Takeaway's alright?”
And you smile your “just for me smile” and saunter out the door
I'm still grinning at your humour for a couple hours or more
I'm all the cool clear space in the migration that's your life
You can leave me at age a hundred seventy five
By then my love, we will have swept across the sky
'cos for all my mess and magpie you know I help you fly
We're the resting place in the migration that's our life
We'll leave each other at age two hundred and five
By then my love, we will have conquered the whole sky
'cos for all our mess and magpie we let each other fly

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from Trippin' The Light, track released July 29, 2012

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The Julie Lamb Outfit is an 8 piece Mischief Groove collaborative from Aotearoa. Impressive arrangements. Energising, personality filled music. Awesome harmonies. Groovy stories.

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