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A Great Grand​-​dad

from Rough Demos by Racketeers

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A song I wrote on 22/6/2013, the third anniversary of my grandad.

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The position, of authority
The armchair in front, of the tv
The voice of command, not even dad can defy
Supreme power, in a ten years old eye

I'll never forget, when I was just a boy
That time I won at chess, and that feeling of joy
You were the best, how I wanted to be
And you will live on, through your family

The ever present races, on a Sunday afternoon
Tried to distract your attention, from tales old and new
A secret in a handshake, a fiver in my palm
A wink and a caution, “don't tell your mam”.

So here we are together, on your anniversary
We keep the past alive, by telling our stories
My sisters and I, and our memories
You will live on, through your family

And you will live on, through your family

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from Rough Demos, released March 11, 2011

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