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The empty nest song

from When the music ends by John Meed

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Empty room where the sunlight plays
On an empty bed and an empty chair
Doorbell quiet at a quarter to four
Nobody kicks off their shoes and rushes upstairs

Days of anger, war and of peace
Days without seeing the wood for the trees
Days in the hills and days by the sea
A lifetime is just a collection of days like these

You say that I should be counting my blessings
Rather than counting the days
I’m sitting here just reminiscing
It’s the price one pays when childhood ends

You say that I should be acting my age
Rather than playing the fool
Standing alone on an empty stage
It’s hard to look cool when childhood ends

Sixth formers rush through the November rain
Back home to play the generation game
Round and again and again and again
That’s why today is childhood’s end

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from When the music ends, released March 12, 2009

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John Meed Cambridge

John Meed is a singer-songwriter who lives in Cambridge, UK, and writes and performs in the folk and acoustic traditions. His songwriting has been compared to that of Al Stewart, Leonard Cohen, Christy Moore, Jacques Brel and Richard Thompson. He has released eight albums and his music has been played on national and local radio. See johnmeed.net. ... more

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