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"Remember, kids - don't drive tired." - Ivan.

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The purity of driving has always been a sacred thing
And on that night I felt we found a silent understanding
You kissed me on the motorway, taking your eyes from the road
And only in your car have I seen you unafraid
Well, we told each other everything
Or at least that's how it seemed
Over all those sleeping policemen, restless in their dreams
And we made policy decisions, like "There'll be no secrets in our bed"
But then we said a lot of things that neither of us meant

Well, did you put that on for me?
Well, I'm not saying anything
Maybe you want to watch TV
That's how I'll remember you

I wish that all the good times filled a reservoir within
Somewhere deep and still and sacred where together we might drink
But we had sleepless Friday nights when love was just a word
And all the stars were aeroplanes falling back to Earth
And on those narcoleptic Saturdays you walked me into town
Took me to a coffee shop and slapped my face around
And I can't say I miss it, but when I'm cold and blue
And on the edge of sleeping, my whole body sings for you

Hey, did you put that on for me?
Well, I'm not saying anything
Maybe you want to watch TV
That's how I'll remember you

But any self-respecting girl knows that you can't have it both ways
Afraid I won't come round tonight and terrified I'll want to stay
So I hear without me your life's painfully intense
Not shackled to my jealousy bit lived within each precious moment
When all I've got is fragments, fragments of a memory
Of one night by the riverbank and your twenty lines of poetry
So if the complexion on events as noted in this song
Fails to meet your expectations, I suggest you write your own

But did you put that on for me?
Well, I'm not saying anything
Maybe you want to watch TV
That's how I'll remember you

Hey! Did you put that on for me?
Well, I'm not saying anything
Maybe you want to watch TV
That's how I'll remember you

And I remember you

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from Selections From 'Writing Home', released June 6, 1996
Written by Huw.

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London Fields Worcester, UK

A short-lived recording alias for Huw Darling (of the Chickpea Darlings), used for a year or so in the mid-1990's before developing into The Spanish Amanda. One CDR album and many, many odd tracks recorded - mostly now lost. Thanks for visiting; if you enjoy the London Fields songs, you might like The Spanish Amanda and the Chickpea Darlings too. ... more

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