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Conversation Piece

David Bowie
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Intro

  
I took this walk to ease my mind 
To find out what's gnawing at me 
Wouldn't think to look at me 
that I've spent a lot of time in education  
It all seems so long ago 
I'm a thinker, not a talker  
I've no-one to talk to, anyway
I can't see the road
for the rain in my eyes
Ahhh ...
I live above the grocers store,
owned by an Austrian 
He often calls me down to eat 
And he jokes about his broken English 
tries to be a friend to me 
But for all my years of reading conversation,  
I stand without a word to say
I can't see the bridge
for the rain in my eyes
Ahhh...
(Key Change)
And the world is full of life 
Full of folk who don't know me 
And they walk in twos or threes or more 
While the light that shines above the grocer's store  
Investigates my face so rudely 
And my essays lying scattered on the floor 
Fulfill their needs just by being there
And my hands shake, my head hurts,
my voice sticks inside my throat
I'm invisible and dumb,
And no-one will recall me
And I can't see the water
for the tears in my eyes  

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