Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Superstar tradesman, stand at the bar
Get a trade son you will go far
You have a house in the ferry and a new guitar
That's never been played before and it never will
Never been played before and it never will
The weather is sunny, you're locked inside
The weather is sunny, oh yes I've tried and I've tried
To keep me sane, to keep me sane
To keep me sane, to keep me sane
I don't want money, I want a thing called happiness
I don't want cash, you know, I'd quite like memories
To keep us on track, let's never look back
To keep us on track, let's never look back
What would you do if I asked you
What would you do if I asked you
To sail away to see some sights?
Sail away with me to see some sights
Superstar tradesman, stand at the bar
Get a trade son you will go far
You have a house in the ferry and a new guitar
That's never been played before and it never will
Never been played before and it never will
Get a trade son you will go far
You have a house in the ferry and a new guitar
That's never been played before and it never will
Never been played before and it never will
The weather is sunny, you're locked inside
The weather is sunny, oh yes I've tried and I've tried
To keep me sane, to keep me sane
To keep me sane, to keep me sane
I don't want money, I want a thing called happiness
I don't want cash, you know, I'd quite like memories
To keep us on track, let's never look back
To keep us on track, let's never look back
What would you do if I asked you
What would you do if I asked you
To sail away to see some sights?
Sail away with me to see some sights
Superstar tradesman, stand at the bar
Get a trade son you will go far
You have a house in the ferry and a new guitar
That's never been played before and it never will
Never been played before and it never will
Lyrics submitted by purplelight
Superstar Tradesman Lyrics as written by Kyle Falconer Kieren Webster
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
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yehhh basically whats been said...
"I don't want money I want a thing called happiness I don't want cash you know I'd quite like memories"
i love these lines, basically yeh they could earn alot doing a trade but carrying on with music, while they might not always have a steady income, will allow them to have amazing memories.
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