A celebration of the long suffering lower league footy fan. The song was written as part of a challenge a few of us decided to do on the forum songwriterforum.co.uk. We had to write a song and record it all in a day. The instrumentation had to be one instrument only, plus one vocal line. Simple!

My inspiration was Chesterfield FC, where my Grandad was a turnstile gatekeeper, and he used to take me there as a child. They became Champions of Division Four in 1985, shorty after his death. They have since been relegated out of the football league :(

At Home

All me life been coming down
To this same spot in this old ground
Behind the goals so I could see
This shower of shite in front of me

Cheered me team through thick and thin
But mostly thin, took it on the chin
I’ve stood here moaning, getting tense
We’ve no attack and no defence 

Today the match is haltedp
Pitch invasion by a cat
Our goalie tries to catch it
But our goalie is too fat

The away fans sing
Can we play you every week?
You’re supposed to be at home
Their team score three 
Then they scores four
And we’re not singing anymore
Til some daft prick of ours tries starting
You’ll Never Walk Alone
We naturally groan 
We’re supposed to be at home

Four nil down, here comes the rain 
The stand roof’s leaking once again
Oh blow for half time referee
I need a pie and a mug of tea

And with our pies, my mates and me
Recall our glorious history
It might be thirty years and more
But we were champs of Division Four

And on this spot on this terraced slope
Stood with me Dad and clung to hope
Though he passed on, I’m not alone
I bring my lad here to Home

At Home

Hi, thanks for stopping by my Soundcloud page.  I'm a songwriter and novelist from North West England, looking to reach a wider audience with these little treasures of mine.

My three novels, 'Gavin & The Bodysnatchers', 'Sixth Beatle' and ‘Peckersley’s Bird Cafe’ are available through my website - link below. Plus you can find out a lot more about me there.

For music fans on here, you’ll find that my ‘Sixth Beatle’ novel is about a young composer trying to come up with the most perfect piece ever written. What most of us creating on Soundcloud strive for, I guess - but not many come close to achieving! 😁 Why not check it out?

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Michael A