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There's No Postcard For This Town

from The Road Not Taken by Adam Beattie

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I travel a lot
And I’ve often forgot
Of even the prettiest of places
Meet new people each day
“Keep in touch” we say
But they’re all just names without faces
So I started a routine
Of buying a postcard from every place I’ve been

And this land is filled
Next to rivers, on top of hills
With towns as pretty as can be
With names without fame
But with locals who claim
Some hero or legacy
And the pride of the land
Just sits on top like a crown
And I buy a postcard from every town

But there’s the sort of place
That I pass in haste
It just clings to the side of the road
And its heart is gone
Replaced by the road we’re on
Just trying hard to bear the load
And the only folks that remain
Were here long before the road came
And they meet your gaze
Only with a frown
There is no postcard for this town

The traffic rushes through
And I spy one of the few
Just sulking like a sunflower in the drought
Looking for what they’re owed
With a face like a stone on a roman road
And where you hear no splash
You’re left to drown
There is no postcard for this town

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from The Road Not Taken, released May 11, 2016

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Adam Beattie Scotland, UK

Scottish singer songwriter Adam Beattie has released 5 studio albums. His latest album ‘Somewhere Round The Bend’ received critical acclaim, "Uplifting reveries of love" - MOJO Magazine, "5/5 Master of powerful narratives” - RnR MAGAZINE, “8/10 “Stirring folk balladry” - THE LINE OF BEST FIT, “A very fine record, full of great moments” - RODDY HART, BBC RADIO SCOTLAND ... more

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