War Against Sleep Bedminster Parade
Bedminster parade - the lights and the arcade are
sparkling and new for me and for you.I stopped in a
doorway to count up the money I kept in my coat - not a
single note.
And I started to feel the familiar sensation of my
spirits undone - like father like son.
Nobody watched when I picked up the cigarette dimps of
the floor.
I leaned against the door.
On Bedminster Parade I waited for you in the rain.
I rolled up a fat smoke with liquorice papers and set it
alight.
I breathed in the night.
My head was all spinning and my ears were ringing as I
walked down the road to my sweet abode.
And I stumbled into a young maiden with pretty things
tattooed on her arms.
I meant her no harm.
Now I don't know where I am going but it is exciting and
real - All this love I feel.
On Bedminster Parade I waited for you in the rain.
