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A tired man in sandals hauls clothes along my road
Parks up in Holloway puts on his kettle and smokes
Looks at his family photos, counts up the days in between
Dover is stacking, some tea and tobacco to go

A thousand miles is not so far, the music leads you there
Trading cassettes and those rough cigarettes fill the air
Is this what I wanted? I try to do right
Burning diesel and tea and tobacco all night
Burning diesel and tea and tobacco all night

All I want is a place of my own
Somewhere to belong
My country was wild and my country was green
Now it seems like this land of 18 wheels is all I’ve seen

Small lights are burning next to Europe’s heart
Windows and cigarettes glowing, fighting the dark
These smoke stinging eyes keep me awake and alive
Seems all I do is I brew and I burn and I drive
Seems all I do is I brew and I burn and I drive

All I want is a place of my own
Somewhere to belong
My country was wild and my country was green
Now it seems like this land of 18 wheels is all I’ve seen
My country was wild and my country was green
Now it seems like this land of 18 wheels is all I’ve seen
All I want is a place of my own
All I want is a place of my own

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from Turn the Water on, Boy!, released July 2, 2020
Written By: Neil Robert Herd
© Neil Robert Herd
Published by Coal Train Tunes/Bug Music Ltd.

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The Coal Porters London, UK

The Coal Porters claim to be the world’s first “alt-bluegrass” act, demonstrating the power of fiddle, mandolin, banjo, acoustic guitar and doghouse bass when matched with four-part harmonies and memorable melodies.

They have taken this sound around the world being featured on NPR’s Morning Edition in the USA and having recorded a live session for Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2.
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