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The Pale Moonlight (himself live)

from himself live by Andy White

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Sally plucks her eyebrows
and steals a cigarette
from under the nose
of the one she supposes
is as good as she’s gonna get
if it wasn’t for her family situation
if it wasn’t for his Vauxhall Chevette
if it wasn’t for their
forthcoming engagement
she’d be running away from him
far far away from him
forgetting they’d ever met

On her own
under the pale moonlight

Little Jimmy feels like Oliver Twist
he’s on the Victorian rock’n’roll
the government have granted him
a brand new begging bowl
if it wasn’t for his scrapheap education
if it wasn’t for his poverty
strike-struck stroll
if it wasn’t for the money
dispensed on the defence of his nation
he’d be fed and clothed
and fit and well
to climb right out of that hole

On his own
under the pale moonlight

The Shakespeares have got every
bohemian qualification
they’ve even got a portrait of a photocopy
of their upwardly mobile home
if it wasn’t for the advertising screening
and it wasn’t for the size
of a portable phone
if it wasn’t for the dinner party
this evening
I get the feeling
they’d rather be
just a little more alone

On their own
under the pale moonlight

Everything goes round in circles
and the ties that bind you
seem like they’ll never end
this boat is leaking
some people say it's sinking
this is a fine time to leave me
my friend

Now you’re asking me why it was
I first fell in love with you
you’re asking me to tell you
and to tell you true
it wasn’t for the look in your eyes
that evening
and it wasn’t for what happened
later that night
it was the sight of you
your face turned up to
God's blue impossible light
the pale moonlight

I'm talking about the pale
the pale moonlight

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from himself live, released January 31, 2021

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Andy White Belfast, UK

Belfast songwriter, has guitar wants to travel. Latest album - Good Luck I Hope You Make It

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