Distant Star

I launched up into the blue sky
Took a journey over the sun
Then blazed across this universe
In a spaceship second to none
Well, I left this solar system
For the smile on your face
Aimed for your distant star
And launched into hyperspace

But my rocket lost its way and I crash landed
Brought down on an unknown planet
Many miles from home
Marooned alone

So I 
Gazed into the sky-ee-i
Searching for a ship
To take me onward
Oh, it seems the way’s too far
To reach your distant star
But still I search a way to let me near you

So I could find no answer
Within this fantasy
Shipwrecked in a computer game
Of virtual reality
Well, I left and drove to the coastline
And gazed out over the sea
And I thought of the vast expanse
Which lay from you to me

But the distance is much wider than the ocean
And I can find no boat to sail
Nor rocket ship to fly
Although I tried

Oh I
Gaze into the sky-ee-i
Searching for a ship
To take me onward
Oh, it seems the way’s too far
To reach your distant star
But still I search a way to let me near you

Hope Comes With The Dawn

In case you are wondering what on earth this song is about, it is inspired by the 1960s TV series, "The Prisoner".

Life in The Village

Life in The Village is stifling me
Imposing numbers and conformity
They keep asking why I resigned
That’s a fact that they won’t find

The control room’s always watching me
Through the statues, across the TV
Rover balloon bearing down on me
As I run down towards the sea

Viewers speculate on who I am
Some say the spy from Danger Man
Could it be the show’s an allegory 
About you as well as me?

They keep asking for information
I ask who is number one
From the prison surrounding me
I must break out and be free

Life In The Village

You, the Sabre-tooth and Me

Take me back to the days
The age we thought would last forever
Two point five million years flashed away
Looking back at the Palaeolithic
Which we lost to the Mesolithic
Well at least that’s one less syllable to say
And the days are getting warmer

Way back when we were young, wild and free
Back in 10,000 BC
We were a close knit band of three
There was you, the sabre-tooth and me

Running on a lake still frozen
Pursued by a hungry smilodon
Ha Ha!
He fell through where the ice was thin
But he become our companion
When we showed him some compassion
And pulled him out of the hole
He had fallen in
And we set out on adventure

Way back when we were young wild and free
Back in 10,000 BC
We were a close knit band of three
There was you, the sabre-tooth and me

We enjoyed the fine art on view in the caves
And we holidayed in Spain
We would cross the land bridge then head down though France
We needed no tunnel, boat or plane
We had freedom of movement!

Way back when we were young, wild and free
Back in 10,000 BC
Yes, we were noble savages three
There was you, the sabre tooth and me.

You, The Sabre-Tooth And Me

The Jackdaw

On with my brown brogues
I’m heading out to the country
Among the trees and fields is where I long to be
It's such a relief
To be escaping the city
Buildings of steel and glass are not my cup of tea
Seeking some space
And time living
Seeking some trace
Of simplicity

I looked out of the window
And a jackdaw looked at me
I could see his eyes were piercing
And were penetrating me
Perhaps I could be his companion
And join him in his tree
And I’d seek his high flown wisdom
And his crow philosophy

Getting and spending
We lay waste our powers
And submerge ourselves in the latest technology
Time races by
We lose track of the hours
Days turn to years, we lose sight of our reason to be
Seeking to find
A purpose in living
Seeking to find
Some sense of clarity

I went into the garden
And the jackdaw spoke to me
He said, “Fulfilment is through serving others”
Well, I nearly fell out of our tree!
He said, “Seek first God’s kingdom
And his righteousness too
And then all these other things
Will be added unto you”.

The Jackdaw

A Story in the Dark

Have you ever travelled
Aboard a cannon ball?
Do you know about the secret
Behind the castle wall?

The mystery train is leaving
It's time to embark
Let’s now turn out the light for
A story in the dark

Deep in the woods now
The cats are meeting
Only cats are allowed to be there
To crown their new king

If we dress in cat costumes
They won’t know that we’re there
And we’ll see the King Lion
Emerging from his lair

The ceiling now melts away
The bed becomes a plane
Faster than a hurricane
Now we’re riding on an eagle
We swoop down through the sky
Then over the mountains we fly

Outside there’s a rainbow
That we can both climb
We’ll slide down from the top
To a land beyond reason and rhyme

We’ll find a pot of gold
While pursued by a pirate band
But we’ll escape them and
Return safely to our land

We’ll wake in the morning
We’ll rise with the lark
Until the night falls for
Another story in the dark

A Story In The Dark

The Sky Opens

Winter’s past
A soft breeze is stirring
And the birds sweetly sing
Come with me
My loved one to the hillside
On the third day of spring
There the breeze turns into a cold wind
And hail comes driving down
Then I see you smile beside me
And that melts my frown

And the sky opens
The sun shines through the cloudy day
Let there be nothing, nobody
To ever take your smile away

Like the morning
Like the evening star

We retreat 
From hail and hillside
To a nearby café
Where we’re served
A lukewarm cappuccino
And some cake that’s ok
Now I see your face before me
Like a warm summer’s day
Although age shall surely wither thee
May your smile always stay

Make the sky open
The sun shine through the cloudy day
Let there be nothing, nobody
To ever take your smile away

Like the morning
Like the evening star
May it return again

The Sky Opens

Goodbye and good luck

Goodbye and good luck in your pastures new
It's been great knowing you
Toodaloo!
What more can I say in your leaving card?
To say more would be hard
That will do

Although there’s one more thing
That I would like to say
Before you leave this place
Before you go away
But every time I try
To tell you what I’m thinking
I get this feeling deep inside
As if I’m sinking

Goodbye and good luck 
Within your pastures new
It's been great knowing you 
Toodaloo

We’ve come to know each other very well
Far more than words can tell
Or eyes can see
We both like olives stuffed with anchovy
We both drink red bush tea
And strong coffee

I lent you my DVD of “The Twilight Zone”
We share an interest in certain sixties TV shows
You often talk about your favourite things with me
We both like The Beach Boys, Sponge Bob and Dostoyevsky

Goodbye and good luck 
Within your pastures new
It's been great knowing you 
Toodaloo

I have some regrets of actions
Left undone in the past
And it’s been said those who hesitate are last
I know it’s now or never
It's time to seize the day
So please listen now to what I have to say

Please return the DVD you borrowed from me
No actually keep it
I’ll buy another copy
Wherever you may go
Wherever you may roam
I know we’ll meet again
Within “The Twilight Zone”

Goodbye and good luck 
Within your pastures new
It's been great knowing you 
Toodaloo

Goodbye And Good Luck

Through a Sunlit Tunnel

Down the dell where the ground’s hollowed and low
By the stile where blackberries grow
In the woods where we climbed high to the sky
To the brook with a corn field nearby

Through a sunlit tunnel with graffiti on the wall
Where our voices echoed back and I still hear them call
We fished for tadpoles but had nothing to put them in
So you used your wellington boot and that made us grin

Dressed as private detectives we’d meet
Racing homemade go-carts down the street
Playing “chain-he” in the fog at school
Kicking a ball against a brick wall

We said that we’d play for Spurs and live within the trees
In a house we’d share together with three chimpanzees
Life didn’t turn out quite how we planned it to be
And we lost each other, but we keep the memory

Through A Sunlit Tunnel

Based on a dream when I found myself at work wearing my pyjama bottoms. As you do:-

In a Dream  

In a dream in a work meeting 
Making a sales pitch for the latest thing 
Everyone was laughing at me
 I was still in my pyjamas you see

  I didn’t know the words for my talk
 I tried to leave but couldn’t walk
 I called on Scottie to beam up me 
How can I ease my anxiety?  

Take daily aggravation into your stride 
Find some time to relax 
Go for a bus ride 
The sun rises
 A new day is always at hand
 Seasons change
 Winter passes and life returns to the land  

Through my window there came to me
 The dawn chorus harmony 
The birds sang much better than me 
That’s not difficult I agree

Nickbuck

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