Heather Road

from Beware Of Trains by Paul J Bolger

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An old man remembers where he grew up and the mischief that made him what some call a problem child. Then the single-minded life he chose catches up with him. The inevitable drift away from the home, friends and family have him wondering if he made the right choices.

The intro was recorded live in The Third Man Records Booth in Nashville.

lyrics

HEATHER ROAD

When I was a young man I walked alone
Down a rocky road far from where I call home
My heart was breaking like a stick under stone
So I set off somewhere I should have never gone

Recollection takes me back
To where I come from
Reminiscing hurts my heart
When I recall walking down

Heather Road
Heather Road

A terrace house on a top road
Three minutes from my school was all I’d ever known
But I was a wild child who never played ball
For no teachers I never heeded their call

To do what I was told
Or respect fools cause they’re old
They couldn’t wait to see
The back of me walking down

Heather Road
Heather Road

Heather Road is where I come from
My connections there long gone
Friends and family in the ground
Such is life when you live too long

Now I’m an old man and I live alone
Near a rocky road far from where I belong
Never listen to preachers politicians or fools
Still don’t do what I’m told I never play by their rules

Recollection takes me back
To where I come from
Reminiscing hurts my heart
When I recall walking down

Heather Road
Heather Road
Heather Road

© 2023 Paul J Bolger
Used with permission

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from Beware Of Trains, released September 1, 2023
PJB - Lead Vocal/Acoustic Guitar
Steve Dawson - Electric Rhythm Guitar
Colin Shanahan - Electric Lead Guitar
David Jacques - Bass
Jamie Dick - Drums

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