Afterthought Archives - Dave Tutin
White Tiles
Posted: June 23, 2013For Wesley Once upon a time In a bar down in Brazil We sat and talked all night Our ghosts are talking still I talked about the women You talked about the men I think you knew already We’d never talk like this again Once upon a time Once upon a time In Soho there’s […]
More By Luck Than Judgment
Posted: June 23, 2013We’ve come so far We’ll go farther still We’ll take the strain We’ll climb that hill We’ll break the borders We’ll cross the lines Face whatever time designs And more by luck than judgment We’ll make it to the end my friend We never knew What was in our fate We just had to move […]
Jaded Heart
Posted: June 23, 2013There’s a fog out on the Bay Just the same as yesterday All surprises here are self-imposed If this city were a lover You would find under the cover Her golden arms are open But her jaded heart is closed There’s a fog out on the Bay Just the same as yesterday But it’s 1966 […]
The Truth
Posted: June 23, 2013The only one you wanted was the one who was not there This is how you came to me with riddles in your hair As I tried to solve them you laughed without a care I unwound all your secrets in a hotel room somewhere But morning shuffled in and they withered in its stare […]
All Things Being Equal
Posted: June 23, 2013“You’re living for nothing now I hope you’re keeping some kind of record.” * – Leonard Cohen I wish I’d kept a record like Leonard said I should Memories are disappearing islands in a flood All things being equal Which of course they never are Love would fall upon us all And never leave a […]