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Written by the late Ste Kenwright. The final word on hitchhiking, life and death.

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Standing (Ste Kenwright)
There’s the road, there’s the dust and then there’s me… standing
There’s the desert, there’s the sky and then there’s me… still standing

If I were you I wouldn’t start from here
I’m here; doesn’t matter where I should be
If things had worked out right, home would be near
I’m here; what use is could be?

There’s the wind, there’s the rain and then there’s me… standing
There’s the sleet, there’s the snow and then there’s me… still standing

You must feel terrible, poor soul
I must? Not so loudly!
A thing like will surely take its toll
If you have scars then wear them proudly

There’s the heat, there’s the cold and then there’s me… standing
There’s the day, there’s the night and then there’s me… still standing

Looking back, you must have kicked yourself
Not any more, I’ve had a bruising
I always say, “If you’ve got your health…”
It’s not about the past, what are you choosing

Tree at the roadside bent and black
It isn’t quite looking back

There’s the noise, there’s the silence and then there’s me… standing
There’s the light, there’s the dark and then there’s me… standing
There’s the road, there’s the dust and then there’s me… standing
There’s the wind, there’s the rain and then there’s me… still standing
There’s the sleet there’s the snow and then there’s me… still standing
…Standing

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from The Lie of the Land, released April 8, 2019
Written by Ste Kenwright. Performed by James Bar Bowen + Band

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James Bar Bowen Huddersfield, UK

Acoustic folk punk singer-songwriter with attitude. Award-winning songs to make you laugh, cry and rage.
Original, unusual, controversial, political, heart-felt, tear-jerking, angry, inspired, humorous, iconoclastic, sentimental, anti-fascist, engaging, intelligent ... more

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