Darkness on the Edge of Morningside (Bruce Don't Go)
Me and Stacey drank, Colin said he'd drive
St James Park 1985
Furstenberg, Tennents, we thought we walked the darkness of Candy's Hall
Red wine and whisky
Burgers, flags and tears
One of those gigs that get you through 37 years
Checking the set list, he never played Candy's Room at all
So did Bruce and the Big Man never kiss, never slide
On their knees across the stage? Has my memory lied?
I remember Trapped, Thunder Road, Twist and Shout
At least I think I do
Oh yes, I'm pretty sure. I think I was there
If you prove I was unconscious, truly I wouldn't care
Sleeping in the car park, sick on the back seat? I don't believe that's true
Anyway, Bruce don't go to Edinburgh
Stay in your land of hope and dreams instead
There's a darkness on the edge of Morningside
Johnny 99 is dead
You look OK for a man of 72
But recently I haven't listened much to you
I don't want to hear those Jersey stories again and again
Heard them on the internet, read them in a book
And double denim isn't such a fashionable look
And maybe one good song per album since I can't remember when
Just tell me this, what happened to your hair
One minute it's disappearing the next it's there
Is it a brilliant disguise? Maybe that wee baldy man in the Cafe Royal is you?
Anyway thanks for everything
I'm grateful as you know
Even if you should have stopped maybe 20 years ago
I won't pay £200 to hear Rosalita standing in a toilet queue
Bruce don't go to Edinburgh
Stay in your land of hope and dreams instead
There's a darkness on the edge of Morningside
Johnny 99 is dead
Copyright Tom Morton 2022
Darkness on the Edge of Morningside
Good to hear you back on top form, Tom