Down the road, hubnation
Superstores and filling station
Down the road, traffic spouts
From the vortex of a roundabout
Don't judge me, not out of mind
Dirty drift bird you'll not find
Don't judge me, I'm still here
Just waiting to proceed
Through the human junk and the roadside weed
Down the road progress screams
Cheap and nasty through the evergreens
Down the road, alluring sign
Cardiff Central East Valley Line
Don't judge me, not out of mind
Dirty drift bird you'll not find
Don't judge me, I'm still here
Just waiting to proceed
Through the human junk and the roadside weed
Don't judge me, not out of mind
Dirty drift bird you'll not find
Don't judge me, I'm still here
Just waiting to proceed
Through the human junk and the roadside weed
Symphonies of beaten traffic signs
Feels like a million people live round here
Orchestras, a working week unwinds
But still there's a message in the clear
Down the road, salvation
From static bind, emancipation
Working loose just to roll
Down the hubcap side of the road
Don't judge me, not out of mind
Dirty drift bird you'll not find
Don't judge me, I'm still here
Just waiting to proceed
Through the human junk and the roadside weed
credits
from Down The Road,
released November 3, 2023
Words and music Michael Davies and Paul Ivor Jones
Acoustic guitar and vocals: Mike Davies
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