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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Squeeze
Performer
Laurie Latham
Percussion
Lucy Shaw
Double Bass
Chris Difford
Vocals
Simon Hanson
Drums
Stephen Large
Piano
Louise Marshall
Background Vocals
Melanie Marshall
Background Vocals
Billie Godfrey
Background Vocals
Kelly Barnes
Background Vocals
Bryan Chambers
Background Vocals
Simon King
Background Vocals
Everton Nelson
Violin
Tom Pigott-Smith
Violin
Stephanie Benedetti
Violin
Matt Ward
Violin
Calina De La Mare
Violin
Lucy Wilkins
Violin
Suzanne Hunt
Claps
Louis Tilbrook
Claps
Jayne Homer
Claps
Oli Langford
Viola
Ian Rathbone
Viola
Ian Burdge
Cello
Ben Rogerson
Cello
Glenn Tillbrook
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Glenn Tillbrook
Composer
Lucy Shaw
String Arranger
Stephen Large
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Laurie Latham
Producer
Chris McNally
Engineer
Chris Potter
Mastering Engineer
Glenn Tillbrook
Producer
Lyrics
The children had all left home
The house was like a ship without a sail
They headed for the sunset
Where maybe they would find a holy grail
The bedrooms were all rigged up
The posters of Marc Bolan ripped away
Each day was blessed with freedom
As they would try to find something to say
She kept a little journal
He scanned them out to see
If they could find Nirvana
And where that place might be
She had lots of things to do
They kept the plastic covers on the chairs
It drove him around the twist
They both were wondering what they might have missed.
He quibbled with ambition
She fell into a rut
They sat and read the papers
In sequence they would touch
The creeping realisation
Like a punch in the gut
Each day like the one before
The dreams evaporated
As the weeks and months turned into years
The queasy feeling that they wanted more
He said his word was final
She heard him slam the door
Anytime she would pipe up
He heard it all before
Although they blame each other
Really they knew the score
They were in this together
Like children holding back tears
They've come so far to end up
With nothing down the years
Writer(s): Glenn Martin Tilbrook, Christopher Henry Difford
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