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Henrietta Street Lyrics by Basciville, Stephen James Smith

Tell It to a Tree

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The bustle of Main Street South comes from behind
It's been a while since these sounds echoed down the wall of Henrietta Street
I attempt to tune it out though, to focus my attention on the bird song coming from the roof of Hore's Stores as I sip a pint of Guinness along with a full Irish for my lunch
Sure what's the point of being self-employed if you can't have a drink in the midday
In front, a man in a wheelchair chats to his friend, or carer, or both, who knows
He's wearing a T-shirt saying "keep it mellow", that's the motto for today
He tells of a father, a builder, a walled garden
"Last week", he says, "thеre was a funeral
Next week, a wеdding
Sure that's the way of life" They agree
My plans for today have now changed
Unfortunate to have found a place to watch the world, to sink another pint
To spot strangers' face I've begun to recognize in this town that's my new home
In the background, I hear a busker playing "Ordinary Man" by Peter Hames
It's a song I love
"No work today"
Carries on the air
So I take heed of that for a while
Thoughts of next week's colonoscopy are on hold
I get the sense this is how it's meant to be for now
To my right pansies align the side of Simon Lambert's pub as the street slightly slopes towards a statue of Commodore John Barry
A Wexford man and a father of the American navy
He died in Philadelphia in 1803 at the age of fifty eight
But I'm not thinking of a final resting place right now
Just resting
And seeing what's to come
And how every day is monumental
If you think about it
Credits
Basciville

Basciville

Stephen James Smith

Stephen James Smith

About “Henrietta Street” by Basciville

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