Al Stewart – Life Between The Wars (Guitar Acoustic)

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Paul Gervaise .. picks up the Herald

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And sees the face .. of Zelda Fitzgerald

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She's part of the scene

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Of life between the wars

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The tropic sun .. is sticky and warm

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And it bakes the head of Somerset Maugham

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Who is writing a scene

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Of life between the wars

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You're waiting by the hotdog stand

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In the onion air

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As the ball flies through the park

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Violet and Vita run

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Through the streets of Paris

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Their laughter floating through the dark

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A fog that fell is swallowing London

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Coco Chanel came back with a suntan

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To brighten the scene

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Of life between the wars

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There will be a pint of milk

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And a Hovis loaf

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At the end of every street

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You can hear a silver band on the radio

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And it makes the grocer tap his feet

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The King is leaving Buckingham Palace

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It's all too cold

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He'd rather have Wallis

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They're part of the scene

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Of life between the wars

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Part of the scene

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Of life between the wars