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Glider and the weatherman

by KEKKER

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Written in the 90's for my dad, Alexander Sutherland Matheson, who we lost 2.11.2020.

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Glider and the weatherman

We never flew kites like other folks did
For father had a plan in his top drawer, kept hid
And he saved that stuff til I was old enough
To use it for myself

I’d seen the pictures of him with my uncle Jim
Small as boys underneath a ten foot limb
When I asked him for one he said well ok son
And gave me a piece of wood

Build me a bird for it will place within you
The wonder of your own invention
Giving a confident hand
Which was always my firm intention
And build me a man in the years to come
With a thought for an older and wiser one
Now I talk to him on Sundays and think when I can
Of the glider and the weatherman

The sun fired up to an everyday
I woke to find the child in me had passed away
Now i’ll take my girls to see a man turned grey
I’ll give them a piece of wood

And build me a bird for it will place within you
The wonder of your own invention
Giving a confident hand
Which was always my firm intention
And build me a woman in the years to come
With a thought for an older and wiser one
Will she talk to me on Sundays and think when she can
Of the glider, me and the weatherman

I wish away years some nights

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KEKKER... A Scottish five piece featuring members of Simple Minds and Deacon Blue led by Keith Matheson.

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