Name: Song For Madeleine
Duration: P00H04M00S
Description: A song for people, men in particular, afraid of commitment and intimacy, dedicated to my partner of many years.

Song For Madeleine

from The Tales Of Grimmer Pardon by Paul Gerard Dalton

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A song for people, men in particular, afraid of commitment and intimacy, dedicated to my partner of many years.

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Time on a beach in Italy
wine and a fire by the sea
a weekend with someone I met
and never saw again
Back then I wondered why she went
She had to catch a train
She packed her bag took down her tent
put up her umbrella in the rain

Love ran with her across the sand
She won the race with love
I did the same with one last glance
left embers in the cove
So many opportunities
let go for one more thrill
like never taking in the view
when you're climbing up a hill

I met another on the road
hitch hiked up to Skye
We spent a few days travelling north
she asked to know my mind
What did I want what did I like
I gave her no reply
She took a coach to London town
turned around and waved to me goodbye

Love chased her down that highway
She left love behind
I did the same I would not stay
and pay it any mind
So many opportunities
let go for one more thrill
like never taking in the view
when you're climbing up a hill

Time runs out looking for love
Love it outlasts time
I was searching the wrong places
for someone I could find
I had to learn to give myself
and learning that took time
But you helped me on the way
You showed me to be kind

I didn't know when I met you
things would be so different
I stopped my climb took in the view
no need to pretend
The weaving of the threads of love
into a tapestry
the contours of our journey
unravelled mystery

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from The Tales Of Grimmer Pardon, track released October 4, 2022

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Paul Gerard Dalton London, UK

Singer songwriter, poet, lyricist, anecdotalist, with Irish, Scots and north of England roots. Lives in west London. Recent published poetry 2024, Fielding Memories: Poems and Other Recalls.

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