Long Balconies
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First day of April 1963
Mother fell in the lap of luxury
Still tells to the day they handed her the keys
Second floor palace, the long balconies
They did a little dealing in the shade
Still of the cops and priests they were afraid
They hung the washing out there on parade
When there was good drying
Nothing was spared
What they had they shared
They kept their worries to themselves
They knit the community of the long balconies
Days they were rough, but no one got upset
Our little homes immaculately kept
The accent was flat and of that we were proud
But only as much as our poverty allowed
Woke Sunday morning but a jobless anger
After Saturday evening down the Black & Amber
Two scruffy young fellas belting our folk standards
They sang their hearts out
No-one was scared
What we had we shared
We kept our troubles to ourselves
We lit the community of the long balconies
Whether by flaw or design, I suspect
They let our kingdom fall in to neglect
The promises broke, the second we had voted
They said that they cared, but had another motive
So that the high-tech hadn't far to venture
They need homes beside the city center
We watched our neighbours slowly disappear
And we cried our eyes out
We became scared
What we had they shared
They had it sewn up for themselves
They split the community of the long balconies
But we had a dream you see
In the long balconies
To never have to leave
To leave the long balconies
To leave the long balconies
To leave the long balconies
Mother fell in the lap of luxury
Still tells to the day they handed her the keys
Second floor palace, the long balconies
They did a little dealing in the shade
Still of the cops and priests they were afraid
They hung the washing out there on parade
When there was good drying
Nothing was spared
What they had they shared
They kept their worries to themselves
They knit the community of the long balconies
Days they were rough, but no one got upset
Our little homes immaculately kept
The accent was flat and of that we were proud
But only as much as our poverty allowed
Woke Sunday morning but a jobless anger
After Saturday evening down the Black & Amber
Two scruffy young fellas belting our folk standards
They sang their hearts out
No-one was scared
What we had we shared
We kept our troubles to ourselves
We lit the community of the long balconies
Whether by flaw or design, I suspect
They let our kingdom fall in to neglect
The promises broke, the second we had voted
They said that they cared, but had another motive
So that the high-tech hadn't far to venture
They need homes beside the city center
We watched our neighbours slowly disappear
And we cried our eyes out
We became scared
What we had they shared
They had it sewn up for themselves
They split the community of the long balconies
But we had a dream you see
In the long balconies
To never have to leave
To leave the long balconies
To leave the long balconies
To leave the long balconies
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.00] First day of April 1963
[00:06.23] Mother fell in the lap of luxury
[00:11.05] Still tells to the day they handed her the keys
[00:16.60] Second floor palace, the long balconies
[00:20.42] They did a little dealing in the shade
[00:24.62] Still of the cops and priests they were afraid
[00:29.15] They hung the washing out there on parade
[00:33.32] When there was good drying
[00:37.76] Nothing was spared
[00:40.30] What they had they shared
[00:42.69] They kept their worries to themselves
[00:46.75] They knit the community of the long balconies
[00:56.88] Days they were rough, but no one got upset
[01:00.39] Our little homes immaculately kept
[01:04.55] The accent was flat and of that we were proud
[01:08.94] But only as much as our poverty allowed
[01:13.14] Woke Sunday morning but a jobless anger
[01:17.94] After Saturday evening down the Black & Amber
[01:22.44] Two scruffy young fellas belting our folk standards
[01:26.98] They sang their hearts out
[01:31.04] No-one was scared
[01:33.61] What we had we shared
[01:35.87] We kept our troubles to ourselves
[01:39.72] We lit the community of the long balconies
[01:49.38]
[02:06.72] Whether by flaw or design, I suspect
[02:10.95] They let our kingdom fall in to neglect
[02:15.46] The promises broke, the second we had voted
[02:19.97] They said that they cared, but had another motive
[02:24.39] So that the high-tech hadn't far to venture
[02:28.58] They need homes beside the city center
[02:33.32] We watched our neighbours slowly disappear
[02:37.82] And we cried our eyes out
[02:41.98] We became scared
[02:44.28] What we had they shared
[02:46.40] They had it sewn up for themselves
[02:50.90] They split the community of the long balconies
[02:59.96] But we had a dream you see
[03:04.03] In the long balconies
[03:08.56] To never have to leave
[03:12.32] To leave the long balconies
[03:21.05] To leave the long balconies
[03:26.25]
[03:29.65] To leave the long balconies
[03:33.18]
[00:06.23] Mother fell in the lap of luxury
[00:11.05] Still tells to the day they handed her the keys
[00:16.60] Second floor palace, the long balconies
[00:20.42] They did a little dealing in the shade
[00:24.62] Still of the cops and priests they were afraid
[00:29.15] They hung the washing out there on parade
[00:33.32] When there was good drying
[00:37.76] Nothing was spared
[00:40.30] What they had they shared
[00:42.69] They kept their worries to themselves
[00:46.75] They knit the community of the long balconies
[00:56.88] Days they were rough, but no one got upset
[01:00.39] Our little homes immaculately kept
[01:04.55] The accent was flat and of that we were proud
[01:08.94] But only as much as our poverty allowed
[01:13.14] Woke Sunday morning but a jobless anger
[01:17.94] After Saturday evening down the Black & Amber
[01:22.44] Two scruffy young fellas belting our folk standards
[01:26.98] They sang their hearts out
[01:31.04] No-one was scared
[01:33.61] What we had we shared
[01:35.87] We kept our troubles to ourselves
[01:39.72] We lit the community of the long balconies
[01:49.38]
[02:06.72] Whether by flaw or design, I suspect
[02:10.95] They let our kingdom fall in to neglect
[02:15.46] The promises broke, the second we had voted
[02:19.97] They said that they cared, but had another motive
[02:24.39] So that the high-tech hadn't far to venture
[02:28.58] They need homes beside the city center
[02:33.32] We watched our neighbours slowly disappear
[02:37.82] And we cried our eyes out
[02:41.98] We became scared
[02:44.28] What we had they shared
[02:46.40] They had it sewn up for themselves
[02:50.90] They split the community of the long balconies
[02:59.96] But we had a dream you see
[03:04.03] In the long balconies
[03:08.56] To never have to leave
[03:12.32] To leave the long balconies
[03:21.05] To leave the long balconies
[03:26.25]
[03:29.65] To leave the long balconies
[03:33.18]