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Malvern Star

by Cameron MacDonald

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1.
Just smile and wave boys! 03:48
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I used to mix integrity, dignity and care And if I had to go against my principles I’d pull the pin right there I drew the line But compromise I’ve learned is more a necessary means We might just sell out some more if we wanna stay living the dream We oughta keep up appearances We don’t wanna let down our fans We wanna keep the good times rolling on and on if we can We oughta keep up appearances If we wanna keep all these toys We better pull out heads in and behave Just smile and wave boys! We used to do this for ourselves and be damned a peer review Now we give the public what they want it’s the decent thing to do This ocean view is where we draw the line This ocean view is where we draw the line We used to do this for ourselves and be damned a peer review Now we give the public what they want, it’s the decent thing to do
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Malvern Star 04:28
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We were born a month apart, we were neighbours just across the park The time I threw your brother Al in the pool one night; my finest hour Your mum would drive us then and now to school in a rush, her hair in a towel Until the day I could make my way there under my own power But looking back was I over-looking? Was it hidden in plain sight? Could it be that I rejected your advances for a bike!? Forgive me Mary Mary Mary How was I to know? I wasn’t even in my teens I hadn’t learned how these things go You couldn’t come between us It was a bridge too far Me and my Malvern Star Racing green with a 5 star badge on the fork and one the frame to match A 10 speed derailleur gear with Shimano brakes both front and rear The E.R.D and the B.S.D, I was totally engrossed There was nothing more important to me, nothing came close, I remember Mary Mary Mary How was I to know? I wasn’t even in my teens I hadn’t learned how these things go You couldn’t come between us We never got that far Blame it on Malvern Star Mary Mary Mary How was I to know? I wasn’t even in my teens I hadn’t learned how these things go You couldn’t come between us It was a bridge too far I was so fixated by those alloy handlebars Mary Mary Mary We never got that far Blame it on my Malvern Star Blame it on (forgive me) Blame it on (I remember…)
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Twelfth man 03:32
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I’m up early and I go to pull my whites on Towel hat and zinc cream I look the part but I gotta get a move on If I’m gonna make the A team I’m getting set in the net with my pads on Now I’ve got my eye in I get a nod from the coach as he looks on and I’m sure I’ve got his buy in I’m knock knock knock knockin’em around I knock knock knock knockin’em around I got my head down I’m doing all I can (but they keep) Making me the twelfth man I’m a drinks carrier It’s a big, big barrier I need to scale to land a spot more keenly sought than a place in heaven In the starting eleven The skipper sides up and he says in a scolder It’s not enough to be a batsman If I could use you as bowler Then I’d have another option I’m throw throw throw throwing’em down I’m throw throw throw throwing’em down I’ve got’em tied down I’m doing all I can (but they keep) Making me the twelfth man There was chatter at home but my Dad forbade it He had a dark secret He didn’t want his kids to know he never made it That he was still in treatment A long long long time to fill A long long long time to fill But it hurts still He can’t forgive that clan (it runs deep) For making him the twelfth man (and just like Dad) I’m a drinks carrier It’s a big, big barrier I need to scale to land a spot and I won’t stop until I can But they keep making me the twelfth man
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Timekeeper 03:11
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I can’t ignore celestial science or Those who risk more than a ban Thanks to their spheres with the cogs and the gears I can adhere to a plan What would I do? I so rely on you Those who can calculate time Fairly at one with the stars and the sun I salute you, I’m a fan Time slips away, slips away from me Borrowed; the time I’m on Time slips away, slips away till it’s gone Time isn’t free, it guides all activity In times of peace and in war In matters of faith and of commerce and State It’s mattering more and more And if ever we play a late September Saturday Can I count on you when At the moment I plead as the Crows hit the lead Blow the siren!
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I've met a girl 03:24
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I have to pinch myself to make sure it isn’t a dream I’m on a new trajectory, a full head of steam On Friday I was surly and depressed What a difference a weekend makes, this ranks with the best Mum drops by, says what’s up guy? your head is full of snow Not much gets past you Mum, if you really wanna know.. I’ve met a girl, I’ve met a girl Right against the run of play My mind is in a whirl I’ve met a girl, I’ve met a girl Hip hip hooray I’ve met a girl I wanna take her out right away, I wanna show her off See even men like me we can pull it off As long as we don’t try too hard to impress Or let self doubt settle in and make a mess (A little voice inside my head says) What if she’s on to me and worked me out Figured out already what I’m all about I know she’s probably thinking boy what have I done This might be over ‘for it ever quite begun I’ve met a girl, I’ve met a girl How can I hold on to her In the real world I’ve met a girl, I’ve met a girl Hip hip hooray I’ve met a girl What am I gonna wear tonight that won’t give me away? I’ve run right out of insights, I’ve nothing left to say It’s Mum again and she says Cam just try and be yourself As long you can stay awake the rest’ll take care of itself I’ve met a girl, I’ve met a girl I found the perfect one As far as I can tell I’ve met a girl, I’ve met a girl Hip hip hooray I’ve met a girl Hip hip hooray I’ve met a girl

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released December 1, 2017

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