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The Saddest Summer Of Samuel S

from Down The Bright Stream by Vinny Peculiar

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The letter arrived out of the blue
Ten years past since I last saw you
My mother handed it to me so discreetly
With a look that said be careful it’s from you know who…
So I never said a thing not a word to anyone because
I knew what was coming and what had to be done

And the Saddest Summer of Samuel S
Was the book she was reading when we first met

I read her letter alone on the bus
And I fell under the spell of my first love
In my head I pictured us as we were then
Was I just kidding myself I’d moved on
And there was more of our story to come
So I wrote back and said we can meet up if you want

The saddest summer of Samuel S
Was the book I was reading when we first met

She arrived at the station right on time and said
Lets turn back the clock to 1979
In the pub we held hands and later we kissed
I knew it was wrong but I couldn’t resist
And for a few brief moments everything felt right
We checked into a hotel later that night

The saddest summer of Samuel S
Was the book she was reading when we first met…

We said goodbye in the morning I’ve not seen her since then
I returned to the marriage the kids the friends
I made some excuses and nothing was said
It’s as if the whole thing took place in my head
And there’s a time to remember and a time to forget
A time to shut up and a time to confess

The saddest summer of Samuel S
Was the book I was reading when we first met

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from Down The Bright Stream, released March 23, 2015

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Vinny Peculiar Worcester, UK

Vinny Peculiar variously described as – ‘An under sung national treasure’ [UNCUT Magazine]– a warm hearted Morrissey [Q Magazine] and ‘The missing link between Jarvis Cocker and poet Roger McGough and some of the wittiest lyrics this side of Wreckless Eric’ IRISH TIMES ... more

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