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Fairfield In The Rain

from When I Was On The Moon by Charles Jenkins

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3 Fairfield In The Rain

Just like the river that will not flow
Just like the horn that will not blow
I had no idea what to do or where to go
So I ended up here what do you know?

They’ve been calling for volunteers for the South Pole
Not many have come forward there must be something else I don’t know
‘Cause I could have done with the ice and the sleet and the snow
But I ended up here and you said “Well where else would you go?”

I could’ve gone to Paris and then gone on to Spain
But I ended up in Fairfield in the pissin’ rain

I’ve been thinking about an island no particular one in mind
Just a place I could walk around in circles see what I might find
One step in front of the other is the only thing that seems real
Everything else is buried treasure or chained to a broken wheel

Any place that I’ve been crossed I just erase it from my mind
I’ve lost entire cities I lost a whole country one time
And so the world keeps getting smaller and see if I care
I did what was asked of me by all the people that lived there

I could’ve gone to Casterton and then gone on to Coleraine
But I ended up in Fairfield in the pissin’ rain

A round ricocheted of the bullet-proof limousine and struck the President
I went to the Tivoli Hotel later and I saw the Residents
I was with a petite woman with a tempest of curly hair
She drank her drink then drank mine then she disappeared into the air

I’ve been driving ‘round shopping centres making out I’m looking for a park
I’ve been diving down escalators deep into the dark
Until the rivers started flowing and the horns began to blow
They summoned me they carried me they knew exactly where I should go

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from When I Was On The Moon, released March 31, 2019
Written, performed and recorded by Charles Jenkins at home Dec 2018
Mastered and edited by Colin Wynne at 30 Mill Studios Jan 2019

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Charles Jenkins Melbourne, Australia

Charles Jenkins is a Melbourne songwriter/musician, producer, performer and teacher with more than 30 years experience in the Australian Music Industry.

He has released 21 albums and been nominated for 2 ARIA awards with the Icecream Hands. In 2014 he won the AGE/Music Victoria award for best folk/roots album.

Charles has a Masters In Music and is an Ambassador for APRA/AMCOS.
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