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Williambutleryeats

from The Book of Absolution (2022) by Anthony Toner

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A teenage dream... so hard to beat. And too much time in the library, when I should have been out in the fresh air.

lyrics

Williambutleryeats

I fell in love with a girl,
it was the Crush of the Century.
It lasted for a year and a half,
she barely even noticed me.
I kept praying good things would come
to He Who Waits…
Her father looked just like Williambutleryeats.

I was a boy with a book,
and a sick note from my mother.
When I should have been chasing a ball,
I was reading some thing or other.
I was dreaming of her,
when I should have been with my mates -
memorising lines from Williambutleryeats.

When she is old and grey, I will still know her number.
Keep it til my dying day, and always kind of wonder…

I had to leave the world of dreams,
it was a house made of paper.
You think you’ll never turn that page,
but you forget sooner or later.
But now every time I read it,
my heart’s still lifting weights.
So I cast a cold eye on Williambutleryeats.

credits

from The Book of Absolution (2022), released November 14, 2022
Anthony Toner: Vocals and Guitars
Matt Weir: Drums
Clive Culbertson: Bass

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Anthony Toner Belfast, UK

An independent singer songwriter and guitarist, based in Belfast.

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