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Far Away

from Home by Fred Smith

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They say that in the north of France there’s a guy who wears his pants so high that you can sometimes see his knees
His real name is Reggie the French call him “Wedgie” ‘cause his pants are higher than the Pyrenees
In Paris among Parisians he was treated with derision they would laugh at him and whack him with baguettes
Till one day after heavy rains he saved a child from the Seine without even getting his pants wet
And I can see you far away…I can see you far away
I knew a guy called Dave who just could not be saved from a loneliness there deep down in his soul
His missus couldn’t reach him, his children couldn’t teach him, he lived out in the backyard in a hole
Now and then he’d surface on a mission with some purpose and make a beeline for the hardware store
And come back two hours later with some chips made of potato, hammer, nails, plywood and saw
One afternoon I went around and I looked up instead of down and there I saw the finest treehouse up in the tree
A voice came from the hole saying “it’s still dark and cold but now at least the kids can look down and see me”
I said Dave “that much is true but the kids seem to look up to you, too early to pre occupy a grave
You will be forgiven if you come and join the living, put on a clean shirt and maybe shave”
And I can see you far away…I can see you far away
Well cycling became Reggie’s claim to fame his trouser legs clear from the chain he won the Tour de France one day
And everyone said what a guy as he road with a head and pants held high down the The Avenue des Champs-Élysées
And Dave seems better though his shirt’s a little wetter from the tears he finally cried that afternoon
I’m not doing too bad though I sometimes too feel sad and I’ll be back here playing again next June
And I can see you far away, I can see you far away

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from Home, released August 30, 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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