Name: The tradesman
Duration: P00H03M54S
Description: THE TRADESMAN: Arthur loses his job, he has been victimised for his activism, he sets up as a self employed jack of all trades, but times are tough. Sandra's parental opposition only compounds this & after a bitter argument, the relationship crumbles due to outside pressure. Their world is broken. Arthur can only look at a photo of them together, they are both distraught.

The tradesman

from The Sitting Tenants - Songs for a musical (demos etc) by The Sitting Tenants

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THE TRADESMAN: Arthur loses his job, he has been victimised for his activism, he sets up as a self employed jack of all trades, but times are tough. Sandra's parental opposition only compounds this & after a bitter argument, the relationship crumbles due to outside pressure. Their world is broken. Arthur can only look at a photo of them together, they are both distraught.

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THE TRADESMAN:

All I think is how my life went wrong
I stop & think, why so down, so long?
I step outside though I no longer smoke
She finished with me, it's no longer a joke

No football on, since the thunder fell
Then rain stopped play, I'm as tired as hell
I'd go for a pint, but the pub shut down
I need some change, I need to leave this town

Half past eight, outside cold & dark
I turn the key, but the van won't start
I forgot my phone, but don't expect a call
My flask has has leaked, there's tea spilled over the floor

I can't replace you in my mind
I need to leave that world behind
I can't move on although I try

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from The Sitting Tenants - Songs for a musical (demos etc), released June 2, 2022
WRITTEN BY ROB DADY (c) 2018 on 208 RECORDS

From The Sitting Tenants album 'adventures in lo-fi' released on 208 RECORDS thesittingtenants.bandcamp.com/album/adventures-in-lo-fi

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THE SITTING TENANTS: Austerity Street - the musical!

Dec 2022
The Sitting Tenants - Songs for a musical (demos etc)

Jun 2022
The Sound of 208 Records

Feb 2012

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