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Never before had i seen such an angel in doc martens
But she came to me in a dream and her blue cuffed jeans
Long pink hair and a smile to get lost in
And a badge on her lapel reading: Vote Scottish Greens
Now, I grew up in the church so I know what I am saying
She was a vision sent by God on a mission to save me
Can of Monster in her hand, a punk rock band to sing in
And a kindness for strangers in her holy trinity
Girl in red records as our hymns to be played
We'll have a colourful choir for our new found messiah
Not a Judas to be found she could never be betrayed
And unlike Peter we'll never deny her
We'll never deny her all the stars in the sky
Never deny her when she bakes them in a pie
Yeah never deny her or ever ask her why
Oh never deny her or ever tell a lie
Plant-based recipes for all who obey
Her scriptures, her teaching and her preaching to the choir
Of love, acceptance, and intersectionality
Of these commandments we'll never tire
And We'll never deny her all the stars in the sky
Never deny her when she bakes them in a pie
Oh, never deny her or ever ask her why
Yeah, never deny her or ever tell a lie
The return of the carpenter will not be how they told it
In Churches across the world where they preach easy lies
Of capitalism bigotry and homophobia
Cant wait to see their faces when she comes down from the skies
And never denies us all the stars in the skies
Yeah, never denies us our macaroni pie
Oh never denies us or ever asks us why
Yeah never denies us or ever tells a lie
'Bout what she's come here to do
Or say that five is two and two
She'll welcome us with open arms
To all of the gay bars
In the sky
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Rab Up The Back
02:10
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They've pinned the boy of fourteen to be the next big thing in the local scene
And I'm trying to get a word in about more gigs for women
And the bloke sitting next to me says there's a bit of Sinead O'Connor about me
Not in my looks mind, he could never be that kind
But Rab up the back thinks I'm the next Billy Bragg
Oh Rab up the back says i'll make Billy Bragg
If I try
Now he's shouting at the guy on stage "D'you know what mate
You look a bit like Robert Smith but you sound like bloody piss"
But Rab up the back thinks I'm the next Billy Bragg
Yeah Rab up the back says i'll make Billy Bragg
If I try
Now Dave says he's been here going on 10 year
I don't think I can face it but he thinks I might make it
And Rab up the back thinks I'm the next Billy Bragg
Oh Rab up the back says I'll make Billy Bragg
If I try
Oh Rab up the back thinks that I'm a class act
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I Need a Hug
03:56
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What if I go back to the person I was
Before we fell in love and I faught for the cause
Would I still lie awake at night?
Wondering what went wrong and where was heindsight
Before we were in the past
And i faught to make each moment last
What if I go back to the girl I used to be
Before I'd grown up to really see
The world I was growing to live in
Before I had to work for a living
See the world throught the beautiful lense
Of a girl who struggles to make friends
And I'll to look and search for a person to be
Maybe I'll find her in the next cup of tea
But I'm at the bottom of my mug
And the leaves just say I need a hug
I need a hug
Oh, what if we go further to before I learned to talk
When my brothers would carry me so I didn't have to walk
And my mum would tell them off cause she knew I had to learn
But I knew that I was loved and it wasn't one I had to earn
And I would sleep the whole day
And in my parents arms forever I would stay
Not have to look and search for a person to be
Maybe I'll find them in the next cup of tea
But I'm at the bottom of my mug
And the leaves just say I need a hug
I need a hug
Oh, what if we go forwards to the person I'll be
In twenty years if I'm not yet swallowed by the sea
Will I have settled down and built myself a life
Had a few kids maybe got myself a wife
See the world through an experienced eye
Hopefully somewhere halfway to the day I'm gonna die
Not have to look and search for a person to be
Oh, maybe I'll find him in the next cup of tea
But I'm at the bottom of my mug
And the leaves just say I need a hug
I need a hug
I need a hug
I need a hug
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New Year, Old World
02:11
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The new year's just began
And we've toast it with a dram
It was the hottest of this land
Since our records began
So they make their resolutions
Saying "We don't need your solutions
Cause it's your personal contributions
Not our worldwide pollutants"
And as each summer is our hottest
And each storm our harshest
As the planet and the seasons turn
I wonder if they'll ever learn
That this is our planet
And we've got one shot at it
We need the systems to change
Can't you get that in your brains
We've gotta work for the common need
Not individual greed
So they make goals they'll never meet
And idolise their greed
As their wallets are filled
And the oil is spilled
Yeah, they'll make more electric cars
And sit on their arse
Cause they've made this oath
To economic growth
So we keep working for the man
Cause they all live on higher land
And as the crops and the forrests burn
I wonder when they'll ever learn
That this is our planet
And we've got one shot at it
We need the systems to change
Can't you get that in your brains
We've gotta work for the common need
Not individual greed
So when our systems'll change
Won't you get that in your brains
We've gotta work for the common need
Not individual greed
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Wee-er & Dearer
03:44
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Oh, it's wee-er and dearer she mumbles to herself
She's standing in the checkout oh she's tryna get some help
It's wee-er and dearer to feed the kids
And to live like her mum and daddy did
Oh it's wee-er and dearer these days
It's wee-er and dearer she says
Oh, It's wee-er and dearer he does pronounce
He's counting the price for ounce oh he's tryna heat the house
It's wee-er and dearer to fill the car
And to not even take it very far
Oh it's wee-er and dearer these days
It's wee-er and dearer he says
Oh, it's wee-er and dearer they have to shout
They counted all their pennies and they've gotta do without
It's wee-er and dearer to find a flat to rent
They're starting the month with all their money spent
Oh it's wee-er and dearer these days
It's wee-er and dearer they say
Oh, it's wee-er and dearer he cries
As another one of his best mates goes and dies
Oh, it's wee-er and dearer to care for your health
Spending years on a waiting list before topping yourself
Oh it's wee-er and dearer these days
Yeah, It's wee-er and dearer he says
Oh it's wee-er and dearer she says
Yeah, it's wee-er and dearer these days
Oh it's wee-er and dearer they say
Yeah, it's wee-er and dearer today
Oh it's wee-er and dearer to live
And to try and find any love to give
Oh, It's wee-er and dearer to survive
And it's wee-er and dearer to die
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Elsie MacDonald Edinburgh, UK
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