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MELTING TRAFFIC LIGHTS

   MELTING TRAFFIC LIGHTS        TIM WILLIAMS    JAN. 2015

I'M FINDING IT HARD TO DRIVE
AS THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE MELTING
RIGHT BEFORE MY EYE'S
I CANNOT SEE IF THE LIGHTS HAVE CHANGED
FROM RED NOW BACK TO GREEN
IT'S REALLY HARD TO SEE

THE TARMAC WAS SOLID AND FINE
HAS TURNED MOLTEN AND MOVES ALL THE TIME
WHITE LINES THAT WERE ONCE STRAIGHT
NOW LOOK LIKE SNAKES

THE CAR IN FRONT WAS A FORD IN WHITE
HAS BECOME A SPLASH OF PAINT TO MY SIGHT
IT NO LONGER LOOKS LIKE A VEHICLE AT ALL
IT'S JUST SOME COLOUR ON A WALL

IT'S SATURDAY EVENING, JUST TAKEN MY DAUGHTER HOME
THE TEARS ARE FALLING ONE BY ONE
MY HEART, RIPPED TO SHREDS YOU SEE
I'LL SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS, WAS MY PARTING PLEA

THEN I FINALLY REALISE
IT'S THE TEARS THAT ARE FALLING FROM MY EYE'S
THAT MAKES OH SO VERY HARD TO DRIVE
AND MAKE ME SEE MELTING TRAFFIC LIGHTS

DADDY MISSES YOU BABY THAT'S NO LIE
I'LL SEE YOU A WEEK ON FRIDAY NIGHT
AND THEN YOU'LL COME AND STAY WITH ME
AND WE'LL HAVE MACDONALDS FOR OUR TEA

BUT FOR NOW
MY SPIRIT FEELS AS LONELY AS A LONG LOST SHIPWRECK

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sparrowsong

Tea at McDonald'S. Every little girls dream. So sweet. I know it was one I wouldn't have minded. Thanks for sharing. You're a Great Dad.

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