Baswich Lane from Other People by Patrick Duffin

It’s odd, but I can see your face,
Like it was only yesterday.
Perhaps you don’t remember my name.
Throughout the sunny weather
We met and played together.
Your folks were not impressed with my hair.

Going back to Baswich Lane,
To see if anything remains,
Funny how it seems the same,
Yet everything has changed.

I know your older brother and
We like the same footballer and
We sometimes go to town on the train.
You know the place to meet can you
Bring a ball and stuff to eat can you
Tell your mum we’ll run straight back if it rains.

Going back to Baswich Lane,
To see if anything remains,
Funny how it seems the same,
Yet everything has changed.

And only you can understand.
We knew those places like the back of our hands.

There was a song how did it go.
We learnt it off the radio
Funny how it always seems like a friend.
Perhaps it’s all nostalgia and
Memories preserved in amber and
Everything will fade away in the end.

Going back to Baswich Lane,
To see if anything remains,
Funny how it seems the same,
Yet everything has changed.

• Pop
• accordion
• acoustic pop
• banjo
• folk pop
• indie pop
• Cambridge