Boatman's Daughter

from 3 Penny Opera Reunion Show by 3 Penny Opera

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time goes slow
for a would be romeo
if she's gone he's the last one who will know
have you seen the boatman's daughter
someone said she looked a bit like me

back when i was given to young and foolish things
a heart full of ambitions i would wear the crown of kings
but kings and all their kingdoms are long forgotten now
and it doesn't really matter anyhow

walking in london and the streets are slick with rain
i thought i heard your voice the way you used to call my name
but i could swear to love you ten thousand miles or more
but it doesn't really matter any more

maybe all you wanted was a little space to breathe
but spaces turn to emptiness and wanting turns to need
and you can choose the color as long as it's still blue
and it doesn't really matter what i do

i get the impression that there's nothing more than this
a few offhand confessions and a package of wish lists
but all my wishes way back when are not my wishes now
and it doesn't really matter anyhow

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from 3 Penny Opera Reunion Show, released December 31, 2016

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3 Penny Opera Austin, Texas

3 Penny Opera flourished in the late 1990s.

"Arlo Guthrie meets Smashing Pumpkins"
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