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SIX CRAZY HATS

I remember the night that Jimi died
it was kind of wet so I just dropped inside
this little hippie shop on Symonds Street
where the fire and the water chanced to meet
you were there, we said ‘gidday’
come what may

You wore six crazy hats to Albert Park
we stumbled up Mount Victoria in the dark
did our first trip together for a lark
and the Auckland winters couldn’t quench the spark
that we felt, needless to say
come what may

I’m the restless one, I had to hit the road
while you stayed with your mum and dad at home
till I came back with Jesus from the south
I wouldn’t have blamed you if you thrown
the both of us out
but you said ‘show me the way’
come what may

Some things move together, some things move apart
there’s continents drifting in the space between hearts
some things never finish, some things never start

We got married, and I finally got a job
we settled down to church and all of that stuff
‘til Jossey came along to fill the nest
he was quite big enough so we did without the rest
we settled down, I guess you’d sqy
come what may
But nothing lasts forever, I suppose
like hippie hats and crazy op-shop clothes
and sometimes you just need the grace to say ‘thank you’
for all the happy nights and shining days
and we’ll be friends, anyway
come what may

some things move together, some things move apart
there’s universes floating in the space between hearts
and some things never finish, some things never start.

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from The Light And The Shadowland, released February 28, 2001
Guitar & vocal - Mark Laurent

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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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