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Video - live at the Waldorf 2011;

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western roll

a long time ago, left alone…

a late night plan from a difficult girl
scared, attempting to go out in the world
make a path, make a plan, get away from her mother…

up in the sky, I feel, I feel western roll go by
planets over everything
I sit here and watch light come in
come a bit closer and take me away…

western roll
in days so long ago
western roll
now I know, I know, I know, I know

I haven’t been there
I never knew the western roll
I took the time to go away
I was in search of those western days…western roll

there never seems to be days like that anymore
I give it all I can but I always know what’s in store
yeah I know I know I know I know

every day that we concede them
holding onto the hills
run away tonight run away tonight
run away and find your thrills

western roll
in days so long ago
western roll
now I know, I know, I know, I know

seasons come and seasons go
they’re all the same
but every time she looks up at the hillside
she thinks of a better age
alone in the night
she told him what we wanted to know
but don’t believe a word that she said
she was going back to a better time
as soon as she was dead

see the stars that are out tonight oh
see the moon that is shining bright oh
up on the hills where no-one goes
there was a place that she wanted to know
she looked in her heart and set off to see them
baby, baby, baby, don’t you come back again..

western roll
in days so long ago
western roll
now I know, I know, I know, I know


I heard her talking
I heard her mentioned just the other day
I looked at her picture and I,
I didn’t know what to say
I looked at her
and I looked away

she looked passionate in that camp
she looked comfortable in that home…

credits

from western roll (1996), released June 1, 1996
Phil Smith - vocals
Bill Napier-Hemy - guitars
Ron Allan - bass
John Cody - drums

with

Nicole Steen - vocals

Written by P.Smith/B.Napier-Hemy

Recorded at CBC Studios, Vancouver for "Nightlines with David Wisdom"

Engineered by Gary Heald Produced by Tod Elvidge

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Phil Smith & Corsage Vancouver, British Columbia

Emerging out of Vancouver during the post-punk era, the musical collective Corsage features the core group of Phil Smith (vocals), Bill Napier-Hemy (guitar), Ron Allan (bass) and John Cody (drums). Over 7 albums and numerous live performances and broadcasts, they have collaborated with some of Vancouver's finest musical and artistic talents on songs that run from trance to hard pop to techno-folk. ... more

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