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Man In A Boiler Suit

from Mark Laurent (a best​-​of) by Mark Laurent

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MAN IN A BOILER SUIT

There’s a man in a boiler suit
he’s working for the captain of a foreign line
he’s going to be leaving soon
strolling the dock for one last time
it must be nice to sail away
new horizons every day
I have no money or I would pay

Seagulls sitting along the pier
flap into the air as I go by
nothing particular keeps them here
there but for fortune go I
it must be nice to fly away
new horizons every day
I have no wings so I must stay
unless you can take me

Take me to the water side
find me a boat that I can ride
take me to the water side

I go travelling in my dreams
but nothing’s quite the way that I expected
strange companions and fleeting scenes
dreaming always feels kind of disconnected
it must be nice to float away
new horizons every day
if I could only make the dreaming stay

Take me to the water side
I’m not afraid though it looks so wide
take me to the water side.

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from Mark Laurent (a best​-​of), released May 28, 2021

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Mark Laurent Auckland, New Zealand

I've been a professional guitarist/singer/songwriter for 40 years, & I've recorded & worked on many albums. I'm also an author with 4 collections of poetry & an illustrated children's storybook published, & I've written articles & reviews for various magazines. I live in Auckland, New Zealand. As well as cafes, concerts & churches I also do a bit of busking to keep in touch with the 'real world'. ... more

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