Awayday

(Free Deeks)

An 'Awayday' ticket used to be a cheap way of travelling on British Rail and was a way of getting away from home, the return part of the ticket not being used. My character in this song has left home to prove a point (perhaps, infused with the feel of the old stories of the man who leaves to make his fame and fortune). Unfortunately, my character doesn't reach his required level of achievement and decides to find another way out. This character is a composite of a number of people I've known in the past and the outcome, a reflection of what might have happened.

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He takes the pills while he lies on the bed
Throws down the book, wryly smiles, shakes his head
He closes his eyes, takes his mind off his room
Mumbles some sound, mopes around in his gloom

He eats, goes to work, meets no one, pays his rent
Walks to the park, stands alone by the fence
He wished he'd stayed home, it was never like this
Remoulds the plan though the hand isn't his

He's all alone, he's all alone
Someday he'll show them what he was meant to be
Someday he'll show them the way
Someday he'll show them what he was meant to be
Someday he'll show them the way

Just one more drink, though it won't be the same
His old mates are awed 'cause they know where he came
He can't go home now 'cause they'd laugh in his face
Hold back the hate, hope that fate saves disgrace

Faint sounds of laughter, the punch lines gone wrong
His life's like a joke, but it reads like a song
This time his book falls, his hand stays outstretched
He's more than alone, lying still on the bed

He's all alone, he's all alone
Someday he'll show them what he was meant to be
Someday he'll show them the way
Someday he'll show them what he was meant to be
Someday he'll show them the way

He's all alone, he's all alone
Someday he'll show them what he was meant to be
Someday he'll show them the way
Someday he'll show them what he was meant to be
Someday he'll show them the way
© Free Deeks 2021