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Tales From The Sun

Down Again

This is one of a few songs I wrote on the staircase of the house I was living in at the time.  The stairwell, with its high ceiling had great acoustics for both guitar and vocal.  I had suddenly found myself quite lonely with literally all of my friends going overseas for holidays, work, and in one most important case, permanent relocation. 

Here I was again, all alone at the top of the stairs, with only my music for company.  I wanted to meet new people but had no idea how to do it.  I was “down” again but I wanted to be downstairs, not upstairs and out and enjoying myself.

Down Again © 1973, aidan nolan

Here we are again at the top of the hill,
Wouldn’t it be nice to be down again?
Swinging like fire on a telephone wire,
Wouldn’t it be nice to be down again?

I made a couple of friends but they don’t write,
They don’t write, but that’s alright.
I found a couple of reasons but they don’t rhyme,
They don’t rhyme, they haven’t got the time but……

Here we are again at the top of the hill,
Wouldn’t it be nice to be down again?
Swinging like fire on a telephone wire,
Wouldn’t it be nice to be down again?

I did a lot of talking but no one heard,
No one heard, no not a word,
I did a lot of laughing but no one cared,
No one cared, I think I should have said that……

Do, re, me, fa, so, la toe! 
I don’t know where to go and I don’t know who to know!
One, two, three, four, five, six, eight,
I better not wait it’ll be too late, but……

Here we are again at the top of the hill,
Wouldn’t it be nice to be down again?
Swinging like fire on a telephone wire,
Wouldn’t it be nice to be down again?

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