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The Road is Long

from Row Out to your ship of dreams by Nigel Parry

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People sing sea shanties when they haven't been to sea. This is a land shanty, and a journey.

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The Road is Long (full version including unrecorded verses)

At first the journey’s just begun
And the road is long
At first the journey’s just begun,
There’s all the road still to be run.
And the road is long and the way is winding

[verse not recorded for the album]
A nervous step and on your way
There’s time in hand to make your play

Now you journey on your own
It’s time to play your solo tune

And then you find there’s room for two
Someone chose to be with you

Next comes a band to fill the stage
It’s time to write another page

Your group is where you put your soul
There’s never enough to fill the bowl

[verse not recorded on the album]
Then travellers leave to play their song
The towns are smaller once again

And maybe then a one man show
The open road has miles to go

A chance meet as you’re on your way
Gives new life to your tired old play

When the journey’s nearly done
The road behind rolls far and long

So now your journey’s at the end
There’s no more time to make, or to spend

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from Row Out to your ship of dreams, released October 30, 2013
Words and music; Nigel Parry
Parry, Boy, Rose, Gedge (vocals)

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Nigel Parry New Zealand

Soulful Folkiwi Music
"..rapidly becoming an established player.., bringing his strong, mellow voice and sympathetic guitar sounds to songs old and new, traditional and his own compositions.”

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