I Wander

In the days before the curfew came I wander, dissolute
Through the pressure and the noise of this city we pollute
Out into cherry blossom and the fresh-cut grass
Faces in bay windows tapping at the glass
I feel the sting of springtime pollen when it hits
Takes me back to summer mornings with that pill taste in my sinuses
It’s the easy magic of the A to B
It’s funny how it takes on a new poignancy
I drip in the thick wetness of the sights and sounds
Call in at the Crown, a little Motown, where’s your lockdown now?
Thе simple joys of getting out, doing the rounds
Seeing streetlights shiver on in a new part of town

Streets of sound of mind, I've gotta find, I wander
Turning round to see no odyssey no longer

All the best ones sound like longing
That’s what she said
I can’t shift the noise of Boys of Summer from my head
Now the city’s like a film set where they’ve upped and gone
The sirens sing their lonely karaoke songs
I push the blues down through my boots into the earth below
Drumming up the ghosts I cherish most to dance the lonely roads
Wanna wander through the bloodshot whites of hot-wired eyes
The shivering grey violence, UK Friday nights

Streets of sound of mind, I've gotta find, I wander
Turning round to see no odyssey no longer

Now it’s just me and my memories, city streets are empty
Phantom frequency, FM MD 20/20
Faded flag up on a balcony in front of me
Hanging out with only yesterdays for company
First-time callers reach an anxious pitch
Queuing for a pack of matches as they’re scratching that Blitz spirit itch
Where’s your lockdown now?
Where’s your lockdown now?
Where's your lockdown now?

Streets of sound of mind, I gotta find, I wander
Turning round to see no odyssey no longer