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from Domestic by Fred Smith

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At the literary launch, wine and conversation
Back before I wore a paunch, as a fashion statement.
She was fashionably late, in her Converse sneakers.
She got pissed off her date, we ignored the speakers
She said “I’m writing for Green Weekly”
I said “I’m writing for The Age”,
She said “let’s get together sneakily
And we’ll turn a brand-new page!”

It all started just like that we moved in together,
To a little rental flat, nights of lace and leather
Lino and cobwebs on the ceiling,
Two of us on a writer’s wage, such an exhilarating feeling,
To have turned a brand-new page!

I was looking for my own little Brexit, she was looking for a Trump,
It all floundered when found her sexting with some other new chump.

I moved back in with my wife, such a good decision,
Now we spend the weekday nights, kids and television
We often wanna ring the changes, we lack the wisdom of a sage
I’ve lost my appetite for strangers, and to turn a brand-new
She’s started writing for the Aus now, writes to maintain Sir Rupert’s rage
She’s getting married to her boss now, and she’s turned a brand-new
They cruise the suburb in his Beemer, brunch Saturday in Double Bay
His wife says she’s a little schemer, guess he’s turned a brand-new page!

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from Domestic, released January 12, 2020

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Fred Smith Canberra, Australia

“Fred Smith is simply the best folk/country musician working in this country in 2020. Beyond writing some of the finest songs about Australians at war, he has created a repertoire that is wry, literate, witty, powerfully emotional and insightful.”(Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald). ... more

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