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A House By The Sea

from Ferry Lane EP by Will Riding

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Inspired by the continuously rising retirement age… this pipe dream is becoming more and more unlikely as time goes on. On the upside I got a song out of it. It was written as an anniversary present for my wife Emma

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I was a knave, she was a maiden
In the dying embers of May
A mutual need for ale and fire
Brought us together that day
We fell heavy and oh, we fell hard
Two songbirds on the same tree
On the start of a long and winding road
To a house by the sea

Time moved on and two became four
The children did grow high
We worked and played and we worked some more
Just to keep wood on the fire
But they took with one hand and grabbed with the other
The powers that won't leave us be
When all we want is to be on the road
To a house by the sea

In winter we'll sit by the fireside
In summer we'll walk through the surf
Grateful for each and every grain of sand
On our parcel of earth
I'll be king of the castle; she'll be the queen
We'll call for our fiddlers three
We'll ride a fine carriage on a winding road
To a house by the sea

We'll fish the night tides and sleep by day
There'll be sea bass and whiting for tea
We'll burn a bright light for those out at night
On a rolling sea
When our ship sails with her at my side
There's no place I'd rather be
At the end of a long and winding road
To a house by the sea
To a house by the sea
© Will Riding

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from Ferry Lane EP, released April 29, 2016

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Will Riding Chester

A Lancashire born, Chester based singer-songwriter with a deft and playful turn of phrase and acoustic/folk sensibilities inspired by, amongst other things, 70’s Children’s TV.

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