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Alibi Blues

from No. 5 by Kirsty McGee

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i lost the right to pity on some dark city street
though when i spoke your name, the words were mighty sweet
well you can trust this city to mould you into its own
and when it's had the best of you you'll find the rest of you gone

oh find me the place where i belong
for i have travelled in between
the tall skyscrapers and the sea
for home is where iʼve never been

give me a train ticket and a few days to myself
iʼm on that train else iʼm fearing for my health
well you can trust that train to take you anyplace new
but when youʼre there what the hell are you supposed to do?

i found love in unexpected places
i found fear where i expected change
i found in you six million graces
i found my meaning in your name

i lost my map i followed the road so what do i care?
i donʼt need more than food and clothes and air
give me a train ticket and a few days out of town
but just donʼt mention settling down

(until youʼve found me the place...)

i keep thinking thereʼs a place thatʼs really rare
the trees are taller and the grass is greener there
oh wonʼt you lay me down so that i can see the sky
give me a few square feet where i donʼt need no alibi

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from No. 5, released March 15, 2010

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Kirsty McGee Manchester

A wandering maverick and spellbinding live performer with a voice that has been described as having the texture of smoke & velvet, McGee defies categorisation, to make 'hobopop' –“music of no fixed genre”. Her continuously evolving musical personality is proof that a freedom from artistic restraints can sometimes produce a unique, enthralling and original voice with a rare honesty. ... more

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