Takin' you back to Alice
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lyrics SS : music/vocals Ai
[verse 1]
Plane crashed, in an African desert,
only a nurse and me, got out of there.
Three days, walkin' in the blazin' sun.
tendin' my wounds, I looked after her.
[verse 2]
Told me her story, livin' in the outback,
clinic in a town called Alice Springs.
An only child, she trained as a nurse,
left, old enough, to spread her wings.
[chorus]
In an' out of consciousness
The hot air shimmered like glass
You begged me not to leave you
I said, I'm takin' you back to Alice.
[verse 3]
Found, friendly tribe, took us to town,
a U.N. search party was already there.
Tribe got scared, didn't hang around,
two weeks in hospital, got to know her.
[chorus]
In an' out of consciousness
The hot air shimmered like glass
You begged me not to leave you
I said, I'm takin' you back to Alice.
[verse 4]
A plane came to pick me up.
take me, back to London.
We promised to stay in touch,
never knew where she'd gone.
[chorus]
In an' out of consciousness
The hot air shimmered like glass
You begged me not to leave you
I said, I'm takin' you back to Alice.
[bridge]
Hot Australian desert, came into sight,
clinic was open, at this time of night.
The nurse, saw a shadow on the floor,
lookin', a man's figure stood at the door.
[final chorus]
In an' out of consciousness
The hot air shimmered like glass
You begged me not to leave you
I said, I'm takin' you back to Alice.
[outro]
I held her in my arms, years just fell away,
cryin', she made me swear I would stay.
Our tears mixed, I told her of my promise,
Alone in that desert, I'd take her back to Alice.
Comments
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Thats quiet a story Sid , you should write a book , Sounds good man
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I did 30 years ago, wrote it, read it, closed it, moved on!
Thanks Elvis, yes, one of those you find Richard Chamberlain in, I guess!
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@sidshovel - great lyrics. whose alice? . perfect ballad melody to go with the lyrics.
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Very atmospheric. I like a good story :)
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Alice is what the locals call Alice Springs, in Central Australia. Not that small now, compared to when I was there 40 years ago.
Salt of the earth people though, tough but straight.
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It does have a book or movie script feel to it, doesn't it? Quite the adventure with romance to boot. From Africa to London to Alice Springs.
There's a lot of phrases here you just down normally find in a song, like "UN Search party" - and that's a compliment not a criticism, it's hard to work those in to sound good as well as being relevant.
The chorus is strong, the hook is memorable and it contains my favorite line: The hot air shimmered like glass
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