A corduroy jacket and a head full of dreams
When I came to London
this was all I owned
except for my guitar of course
the jacket would keep me warm
as would my dreams
I was looking for heaven
in the world of music
singing till my voice was hoarse
my fingers blistered
soaking in the young girls screams
was it fame that I wanted
or was it that I wanted to be wanted
I loathed the thought of remorse
if I didn't give it my all
it was one of my recurring themes
so I scrimped and saved
and practiced non stop my craft
I kept my mum as my source
of determination and grit
basking in her smiling beams
the corduroy jacket
has become thread bared
my dreams have run their course
I never became a superstar
but I got what I needed it seems
Gomer LePoet...
Sep 7, 2013
Sep 7, 2013 at 3:53 PM UTC
A corduroy jacket and a head full of dreams
When I came to London
this was all I owned
except for my guitar of course
the jacket would keep me warm
as would my dreams
I was looking for heaven
in the world of music
singing till my voice was hoarse
my fingers blistered
soaking in the young girls screams
was it fame that I wanted
or was it that I wanted to be wanted
I loathed the thought of remorse
if I didn't give it my all
it was one of my recurring themes
so I scrimped and saved
and practiced non stop my craft
I kept my mum as my source
of determination and grit
basking in her smiling beams
the corduroy jacket
has become thread bared
my dreams have run their course
I never became a superstar
but I got what I needed it seems
Gomer LePoet...
Piece created based on a comment by Scottish musician, Al Stewart, on the beginning of his career.
