Name: Little Boy Blue
Duration: P00H03M18S
Description: If you listen very closely, you'll hear some birds in the vocal track. They were outside the studio when we were recording and they happened to sing loud enough to make it on the album. We love it and wished they had sang even louder.

Little Boy Blue

from Homonyms by John

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If you listen very closely, you'll hear some birds in the vocal track. They were outside the studio when we were recording and they happened to sing loud enough to make it on the album. We love it and wished they had sang even louder.

lyrics

A boy with the blues, what does he give you?
Records and eggcups, flowers in cubes,
a little black notebook to put all of your songs in
and a ride home – safe but alone.

She took me down to where you would be found
with thoughts of some other someone in mind for me
but as we were the only two sober
you caught my eye and you got my time.

Because it was you - little boy blue. Yes it was you that I leaned into
from the passenger seat of your car while the radio played Alice Cooper.

Despite the nerves, you took me back to yours.
We came so close I could hardly see.
Well maybe I’ll call ya, put on the kettle.
You can come by for tea, baby come by for me.

Because it was you – little boy blue. Yes it was you that I leaned in to
from the passenger seat of your car while the snowplows circled us in the dark.

It was you – little boy blue.
Oh the sheep’s in the meadow, and the cow’s in the corn.
Wake up gorgeous it’s Sunday morning.

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from Homonyms, released August 16, 2019

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John St. John'S, Newfoundland and Labrador

Dreamy and dreary Indigenous led folk rock grandchild of country and pop.

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Jul 13

Signature Brew - Haggerston

London, UK
Jul 21

The Wyldes

Cornwall, UK
Aug 16

Green Man Festival

Newport, UK

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