Billy

from Seaside air by Trettioariga Kriget

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I was trying to find you, Billy
a day when the wind blew cold
down by the Liverpool docks
where you once worked, I’m told

Afterwards, at my hotel
a city map spread on the bed
to see if you’ve been marked out
somewhere with a dot instead

Play it cool
I remember you say
Play it cool
and you did it your way
but where are you today, Billy
where are you today?

A pre-Beatles teenage star
Britain’s Elvis, that’s you
Your smile was as tough as his
you sang quite alright, too

Now you’re almost forgotten
That’s the way time lets you down
But your statue, I’ve heard
is still somewhere here around

Play it cool…

– When you were young, did you
walk the quays
see the fog on the Mersey rise?
When you worked on the tug-boat
and smelt the breeze
were you dying to change your life? –

So I finally met you, Billy
as a sculpture with arms stretched
wide
down by the Albert Dock
as the sun burst forth in the sky

Yes I finally met you, Billy
as a rocker with arms stretched wide
and daffodils strewn at your feet
while the river just flowed on by

Play it cool…

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from Seaside air, released March 14, 2016

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Trettioariga Kriget Sweden

Trettioåriga Kriget is a Swedish progressive rock band that was formed in Saltsjöbaden outside Stockholm in 1970. They released their s/t debut album in 1974. They have earned critical acclaim from critics and fellow musicians, developed a cult following, and became an influence for a new generation of Swedish and Scandinavian progressive rock bands, ... more

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