Cheer Up Mate

by Chris James

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Woke up to the sound of rain drops on Jamaica street,
I could hear a drunk girl crying, friends never stray too far away.
sleep under a bridge in the winter.
Is it going to be like this forever?
Let me drown out this noise with the soft crackle of fire.
For at least a few hours.
Oh cheer up, oh cheer up mate

Woke up once again to the sound of violence breaking out
I can hear familiar sirens, the closer they seem the further away
Crowds disperse for food eventually.
is it going to be like this forever?
with one remaining lad in tears

oh cheer up, oh cheer up mate

Woke up to the sound of rain drops on Jamaica street,
I could hear a drunk girl crying, friends never stray too far away.
sleep under a bridge in the winter.
Is it going to be like this forever?

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released March 20, 2017
music and lyrics by Chris Kerr
recorded at Carlton studios.

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Chris James is a multi instrumentalist and experimental singer/ songwriter from Glasgow, Scotland.

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