Real Happy

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MUSIC MELBOURNE '90 / WORDS HOBART '99
for Dave Jason Tom

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I SEE YOU AND YOU LIVE IN MY MIND BY THE FIRE
WE'RE WALKING DRINKING GREEN TEA
I REMEMBER YOU'RE REAL HAPPY
YOU MUST HAVE BEEN CALM AT LAST FROM THE WORDS YOU LEFT BEHIND
WHY WHY WHY WE ALL ASK WONDERING HOW IT FELT ON THAT NIGHT
YOU SPENT YEARS FIGHTING AGAINST TILL YOUR SPIRIT IT GOT SO LOW
CAUSE THEY WOULDN'T LET YOU FLOWER IN THE WAY
THAT YOU WANTED TO BE

AND A FRIEND CAME TO TELL ME, I GUESSED BEFORE HE SPOKE
ASKED ME IF I KNEW YOU, MY FACE IT CRACKED AND BROKE
HELPED ME TO GET OUTSIDE
YOU NEVER THINK THAT YOUR FRIENDS COULD DIE

MORE NEWS CAME TO TOWN TODAY, ITS BEEN A BAD WEEK
ANOTHER YOUNG LIFE JUST PASSED AWAY
SOMEONE SAID LAST THEY SAW YOU
YOU WERE WISHING YOU WEREN'T THERE
YOU SAID AW IT'S PRETTY DUMB
JUST FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING CARRIED AWAY

SHE'S CRYING OUT THE WINDOW, SOME OF US JUST SITTING STILL
SPENT THREE DAYS DRINKING, PARTYING TO MOURN
JUST START THINKING OF YOU EVERY NOW AND THEN

SO YOU'VE PASSED THAT TIMES GONE AND WE LEARN AND FORGET
ALL THE DREAMS ALL THE SCENES WE CAN'T HOLD ON, NO NO NO
I WON'T MIND THAT YOU'RE GONE CAUSE I KNOW
HERE IN OUR MEMORY WE SEE YOU REAL HAPPY

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from Skreech Tramps, released January 1, 1999

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James Brook

James Brook plays an alt folk/ folk punk style. Since the 90's he has combined activism and music, travelling the world and releasing multiple albums about his experiences. he has fronted bands Ecowar, Boarding Party and Skreechtramps as well as his solo work. ... more

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