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This is one of those 'the city is sort of getting me down today, my life would be perfect if...' songs. The cat that got away was called Elvis and I miss him so much, this one's for you buddy!

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I am catching flies and
40 winks down in the subway
someone plucked the feather
from the old man's hat
these pipes are boiling,
the building's fit to burst
these high pitched brake pads
need replacing
to put this baby in reverse

I'm turning down the sequel
if that's your big idea
no one is going to buy me
as the hero I fear
tear out the second act
you just need girls and a fast car
keep on your wide angle lenses
and make this city your star

I'm standing on the side lines
they file in two by two
neither one is sure about his tie
too many of these spineless cooks
have over egged the stew
and the headmaster's not the only
one with his finger's in the pie

Charlie's on the ledge
it must be all the weather
This place grinds to a halt
when faced with an umbrella
I've had it with these stairway
phones at the end of a long day
give me dreams of future farmyards
and the cat that got away

I thought I'd been around the block
but I've been mis-reading the map
if what they say on televisions true
all the closet skeleton's I meet
think the world might still be flat
and this is why i thank the sky
I wake up next to you

I am catching flies and 40 winks
when I'm underground
So I'm not awake
when another fight breaks out
I've had it with these slow coach
clowns at the end of a long day
give me dreams of future farmyards
and the cat that got away

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from Songs from Apt​.​1E, released July 1, 2010
Guitar, Ukulele, Piano and Vocals - Jon Cross

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Songwriting and banging your instruments together

The main thing I love to do is write songs. I pick up various instruments from ukulele to piano, accordion to percussion and electric guitar to harmonica and bang them about to try and get close to the noises I hear in my head but the writing comes first. ... more

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