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Broad Back of England

from Threshold by Schwa

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lyrics

Low road, high road, green road, drove road.
Causeway, alleyway, snicket, hollow way,
Highway.

Lane, track, pathway, and pass
Stride and zig zag across
The broad back of England.

Who is that walking?
Sowing his footsteps like seed at the edge of the field?
Where is he going?
Oh what a crop of stories this sowing will yield.

Rambler, stroller, runner, wanderer.
Pilgrim, soldier, scholar, maker.
Stranger.

Trust the weight of your step to the land
All the length and span
Of the broad back of England.

And when you come to the end of the path
Lay your bones to earth.
On the broad back of England.

credits

from Threshold, released March 21, 2017
Peter Spafford - Voice, Piano
Jacqui Wicks - Voice
Richard Ormrod - Drums, Bass Guitar
Barkley McKay - Hammond Organ

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Schwa Leeds, UK

Welcome in Schwa: Peter Spafford writes poetry and plays the piano; Richard Ormrod plays other instruments and arranges tunes. More recently, Jacqui Wicks sings and plays the ukulele.

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