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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Streets
Performer
Wayne Bennett
Bass
Maria Payne
Clarinet
Bob Dowell
Conductor
Chris Brown
Hammond Organ
Camilla Pay
Harp
Eddie Jenkins
Piano
Jake Painter
Trumpet
Gita Harcourt
Violin
David Gino Jenkins
Vocals
Johnny Jenkins
Vocals
Laura Vane
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Skinner
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Skinner
Producer
Brendon "Octave" Harding
Engineer
Guy Katsav
Engineer
Magic Mike Millrain
Mixing Engineer
Morgan Nicholls
Engineer
Petr Pycha
Engineer
Robin Axford
Engineer
Jan Kotzmann
Recording Engineer
Johnny Jenkins
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
"I'm really okay, thanks, there's nothing to witness"
I said as I looked back from the edge of the cliff
The old man, looking down, leant over the ridge
Just looked with a grin
As if a blessing had hit him
I slumped on the jut of the cliff
"Just leave me alone
This is none of your business"
"I will," said the old man, "But, just one thing"
And what he said was so lovely it stunned me
He said, "I lay right there once at the edge of the rock
I was ready to jump
I was ever so lost
But, this gentleman stopped and said something I never forgot"
For billions of years since the outset of time
Every single one of your ancestors survived
Every single person on your Mum and Dad's side
Successfully looked after and passed onto new life
What are the chances of that like?
It comes to me once in a while
And everywhere I tell folk it gets the best smile
And then the old man walked away and out of sight
'Til the sound of him hiking turned to the sound of silence
I just froze in a profound surprise
And from down on my pride, I found a smile to my eyes
And for many days again I'd be passing the same cliff
And on many occassions I'd chance on the same thing
Laying in the moss
In the same way I was
Would be another man looking like he needed a change of luck
So I'd say, "I lay right there once at the edge of the rock
I was ready to jump
I was ever so lost
But, this gentleman stopped and said something I never forgot"
For billions of years since the outset of time
Every single one of your ancestors survived
Every single person on your Mum and Dad's side
Successfully looked after and passed onto new life
What are the chances of that like?
It comes to me once in a while
And everywhere I tell folk it gets the best smile
For billions of years since the outset of time
Every single one of your ancestors survived
Every single person on your Mum and Dad's side
Successfully looked after and passed onto new life
What are the chances of that like?
It comes to me once in a while
And everywhere I tell folk it gets the best smile
Writer(s): Michael Geoffrey Skinner
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