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A Long Way From Hopeless

Seventh move in as many years
Another ‘new life’ starts
Hope ignites a flame of excitement which reality will aim to put out
A new town to lose ourselves in
A new crowd to amuse us
When things get rough it'll be just like us to run away again

We're a long way, we are a long way away
We're a long way from being destitute or impoverished
We're a long way, we are a long way away
We're a long way from being hopeless
But we're pretty damn close to broke

They say a change is as good as a rest
A cliché, but if true…
Our minds have been on holiday since 1992
Starting a new a life ain't so hard
It begins and ends with a new credit card
Max it in a week and then we’ll have the cheek to run away again

We're a long way, we are a long way away
We're a long way from being destitute or impoverished
We're a long way, we are a long way away
We're a long way from being hopeless
But we're pretty damn close to broke

We're moving to the relative safety of losing ourselves again
This time will be better…
When we brush old lives under grubby carpets
Turn blind eyes to our sullied pasts
We’ll wave goodbye to the 'old us'

How long we stay here depends on the kindness of new friends
We’re keen to see how far borrowing and unconditional love extends
We still have the will to disappear
The means however ain’t quite so clear
The mounting debt hasn't killed us yet
But the hope might get us in the end

We're a long way, we are a long way away
We're a long way from being destitute or impoverished
We're a long way, we are a long way away
We’re a long way from life’s riches, amenities, starvation or poverty…
From admitting we will never win the lottery…
We’re far from hopeless, but we’re pretty damned close to broke


Words and music written by Keith M Thomson

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from Owing To Certain Complications​.​.​. Vol. 1, track released October 16, 2020
Performed by Keith M Thomson

Words and music written by Keith M Thomson
© 2020 All rights reserved

Produced and recorded by Keith M Thomson

Mixed by Keith M Thomson and Paul Pascoe

Mastered by Paul Pascoe at Church Road Recording Studio, Hove, UK

Released by mono del mundo

Distribution by Cadiz Music

The copyright of this sound recording is owned by mono del mundo
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The Penny Black Remedy are a London based band renowned for their energetic live shows and for their unique musical fusion of many different genres, including Folk, Americana, Punk and Ska. At the band's core is Keith M Thomson and Marijana Hajdarhodžić. TPBR have released three albums and plan to release the first of two compilations of acoustic recordings, studio outtakes and demos in Oct 2020. ... more

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