The Pendine Incident

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One conversation I’ll always 
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remember
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Was a place where the weather had
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 forced me to stay
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A man with my accent and a face 
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full of stories
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Had caused me to look his way
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A few drinks of whiskey had 
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bought me his story
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I looked in his eyes as he looked
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 back in mine
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“I’m off in the morning to the 
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North East of England
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To leave for the final time”


[Chorus 1]
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Put your faith in the one who tries
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Don’t gossip and don’t tell lies
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When in doubt buy a larger size
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Listen to what I’m saying.
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Never trust a judgemental man
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Listen to those you are younger than
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And be good just because you can
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Listen to what I’m saying.


[Verse 2]
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Well he got my attention, of that
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 there’s no question
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So I got the drinks in and he 
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carried on
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He told me of an angel he fell 
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for in Brooklyn
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September, 2001
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Around that time -­ the tests said
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 “condition is now in remission”
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All said, it wasn’t the greatest
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 of years
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Eleven years later the words on 
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the paper
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Just made his decision clear


[Chorus 2]
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Make up after every fight,
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Always kiss your girl goodnight
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Don’t buy underwear too tight
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Listen to what I’m saying.
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Shower even if there ain’t no stink
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Stop caring what people think
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Always buy the first round of drinks
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Listen to what I’m saying.


[Refrain]
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He made plans that he’d go and live 
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incognito
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With a letter so she’d know he’d met
 someone new
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If she don’t find someone and learn 
how to move on
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This death would take her life too.


[Verse 3]
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That night I slept restless, my 
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heart in a screw press
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Til next day at breakfast I saw 
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him again
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He was pawning his story for 
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bacon and coffee
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And he smiled as he called my name


He said “I hope you listened to what
 I was saying!”

[Chorus 3]
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Learn how to shut your trap
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’Til you’ve got a good answer back
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Admire in others what you lack
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Listen to what I’m saying
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When in doubt do something kind
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Be prepared to change your mind
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And always leave the past behind
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Listen to what I’m saying