I Wander

In the days before the curfew came I wander, dissolute Through the pressure and the noise of this city we pollute Out into cherry blossom and the fresh-cut grass Faces in bay windows tapping at the glass I feel the sting of springtime pollen when it hits Takes me back to summer mornings with that pill taste in my sinuses It’s the easy magic of the A to B It’s funny how it takes on a new poignancy I drip in the thick wetness of the sights and sounds Call in at the Crown, a little Motown, where’s your lockdown now? Thе simple joys of getting out, doing the rounds Seeing streetlights shiver on in a new part of town Streets of sound of mind, I've gotta find, I wander Turning round to see no odyssey no longer All the best ones sound like longing That’s what she said I can’t shift the noise of Boys of Summer from my head Now the city’s like a film set where they’ve upped and gone The sirens sing their lonely karaoke songs I push the blues down through my boots into the earth below Drumming up the ghosts I cherish most to dance the lonely roads Wanna wander through the bloodshot whites of hot-wired eyes The shivering grey violence, UK Friday nights Streets of sound of mind, I've gotta find, I wander Turning round to see no odyssey no longer Now it’s just me and my memories, city streets are empty Phantom frequency, FM MD 20/20 Faded flag up on a balcony in front of me Hanging out with only yesterdays for company First-time callers reach an anxious pitch Queuing for a pack of matches as they’re scratching that Blitz spirit itch Where’s your lockdown now? Where’s your lockdown now? Where's your lockdown now? Streets of sound of mind, I gotta find, I wander Turning round to see no odyssey no longer