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Born on the same day and we lived next door.
There was games you liked to play and there was stuff I liked more.

We soon became lovers and fell into bed,
forsook all the others and got ourselves wed.

The bells they were ringing as we joined in the aisle.
The heavens were singing as we strode out in style.

And it was amazing, what we could do,
when we pulled the same thing, what we could pull through

And I never stopped
you being you and
you never stop me
being me too.

Been noticing lately it’s a little less fun.
It’s not gone completely, just more taciturn.

We both like a party and making new friends.
You find mine too arty. I find yours like old men.

You still like your old games. Yeah I like my old stuff.
But I’d put it up in flames if your games were enough.

We argue over TV and our favourite songs,
but we can’t even agree on what’s right and what’s wrong.

And I never stopped
you being you
and you never stopped me
being me too.

We’ve travelled this highway to a fork in the road.
If we chose to go my way I could carry your load.

If we both go down your route there’s nothing in it for me.
Always on the back foot, and diminished I’d be.

The bells in the distance ring out a sad tune.
The cold is insistent as I stare at the moon.

I’m heading off this way to my stuff and my friends.
I hope you’ll be happy. Good luck. Let’s shake hands.

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from With or Without, released May 26, 2017

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Richard Buchanan Scotland, UK

Former bass player with legendary Scottish 90s folk rock under-achievers The Lost Soul Band, Richard now writes, performs and records songs that draw from a wide range of influences.

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