SONG FOR A TOWN

Jag skrev år 2000 en sång som handlade om min dåvarande hemstad Luleå och med åren har det slagit mig att texten blir bara sannare och sannare för varje år. Luleå är en underbar stad, men om man vill ha en framtid är det bäst att söka sig därifrån. Det lönar sig inte att älska Luleå då Luleå inte vill älska tillbaka. När jag var i Luleå fick jag idén att göra ett bildspel med bilder från Luleå med omnejd och att denna sång som jag spelade in 2001 skulle passa bra som tillhörande musikillustration.

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ANOTHER GREY REMOVAL VAN PREPARES TO LEAVE THE TOWN

THE MAN PUTS ON HIS RAINCOAT, KICKS THE TIRES WITH A FROWN

IT’S TIME TO LEAVE THE HOME TOWN – HIS HOME FOR ALL THESE YEARS

HE BITES HIS LIPS AND BLOWS HIS NOSE, BUT STILL CAN’T FIGHT THE TEARS

THERE’S NO WORK, THERE’S NO FUTURE, THERE’S NO OTHER WAY TO GO

HE HASN’T GOT A CHOICE, THAT’S WHY HE’S FEELING LOW

THERE WILL BE MANY HOURS DRIVING UNTIL HE FINALLY WILL ARRIVE

HIS DEAR HOME TOWN IS DYING, BUT HE, HE MUST SURVIVE

HOME SWEET HOME, I DON’T CARE HOW SWEET YOU ARE

SOME DAY YOU MUST SHOW THAT YOU REALLY CARE

WHY SHOULD WE CARE FOR YOU IF YOU DON’T CARE FOR US

CONSIDERATION IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SHARE

I THINK THAT IDEA IS PRETTY FAIR

HE’S LOOKING ON HIS WRIST WATCH, IT’S TIME TO TODDLE ON

HIS FRIENDS HAVE LEFT SOME YEARS AGO, HIS ENEMIES TOO ARE GONE

THE NEW PLACE IN THE NEW TOWN WILL PROBABLY BE ALL RIGHT

BUT THE HOME IS STILL THE HOME, AND THE MEMORIES ARE BRIGHT

IT’S SAD TO SEE A TOWN DIE, ESPECIALLY BY ITS OWN HAND

IT’S SAD TO SEE THE DIAMOND STARS REDUCED TO SHABBY SAND

BUT THE STRONG SURVIVE AND THE WEAK WILL DIE, THAT’S THE SCENERY TODAY

SO HE ENTERED THE VAN, CLOSED THE DOOR, AND THEN HE DROVE AWAY

HOME SWEET HOME, I DON’T CARE HOW SWEET YOU ARE

SOME DAY YOU MUST SHOW THAT YOU REALLY CARE

WHY SHOULD WE CARE FOR YOU IF YOU DON’T CARE FOR US

CONSIDERATION IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SHARE

I THINK THAT IDEA IS PRETTY FAIR