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Rose of the Street

from Wayward Son by Paul Handyside

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Taken from the album Wayward Son

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Rose Of The Street

At the end of lovers lane hangs a figure in the shade, blowing kisses into cars on the evening parade
And there from dusk ‘til dawn she’ll pound the hardest beat the sun can’t come too soon for the rose of the street
Back home sheltered in the warm sleep her children safe and sound, free from all the cares and worries she has found
And for their loving smiles and shoes upon their feet she’ll take it in her stride as the rose of the street

But now there’s no escape and the road’s incomplete, caught between the cold and the hard concrete

When the night is through and her soul is almost spent, she knows she will return against all good intent
And though the avenues lead a circle of repeat, she’ll one day walk away from the rose of the street

But who would dare to walk this road so alone and you without a sin come and cast your stones
On the flowers that appear all around the twilight town, the bruises turn to blue the spiral takes you down
And when a life has left a trail of bittersweet, think before you curse the rose of the street

Written by PAUL HANDYSIDE
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from Wayward Son, released January 27, 2014
PAUL HANDYSIDE: Lead vocal, acoustic guitar, electric piano, triangle
ROB TICKELL: Electric piano

Produced, engineered and mixed by ROB TICKELL

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Paul Handyside Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Paul Handyside is a folk and roots singer songwriter, formerly of eighties indie darlings Hurrah! whose songs now fuse pop with folk-tinged americana. The fourth album "Loveless Town" was released in 2021.

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