She Won't Hear

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lyrics

Halfway down the high street in a flat above a shop
I was woken early by a voice that wouldn’t stop
‘It’s coming up for seven, and remember where we parked
I can’t afford the ticket so get up and move the car’

Oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

When I’d done her bidding I came back and went to bed
By eleven I’d awoken in an empty flat instead
I was grateful for the silence and I spent my day alone
She came back from work and I told her ‘I’m glad to have you home’

What would you have me say? I’d rather be alone today
Well I’ve said it now, though I spoke too late
She won’t hear the answer anyway

Driving down the high street past the home she’s left behind
And she’s swearing at the traffic like she’s known them all her life
And the radio seems to back her up with its unrelenting drone
I’d have bought a ticket, and got the bus if I’d have known

Oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

Carrying a suitcase from the car across the drive
And I’m bending over backwards just to keep her hopes alive
Is it worse to let it happen or to engineer the fall?
Moving into together has made this house so small

What would you have me say? I’d rather be alone today
Well I’ve said it now, though I spoke too late
She won’t hear the answer anyway

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from Here In The Ground, released April 8, 2008

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Sam Carter Sheffield, UK

‘Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection’ Songlines

2010 BBC Folk Awards Horizon Award Winner

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The Musician Pub

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May 2

The Folklore Rooms

Brighton, UK
May 9

Samuel Worth Chapel

Sheffield, UK
May 12

Bristol Folk House

Bristol, UK
May 17

The Peer Hat

Manchester, UK

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