Just After Perth

by Donald Macdonald

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Last time I drove up the road felt like winter’s arm had broken again
We stopped just after Perth leaving the Central Belt’s mocking grin
Looked above me, it was like the sun is at war through which birds fly
There’s a beauty in the sky
There’s a beauty in the sky

Get in the car and Gram Parsons comes on the radio
Early Byrds soundtrack the melting snow
Road continues north, there’s not a mile of it I don’t know
There’s a beauty in this road
There’s a beauty in this road

Clouds slowly rage like waves bursting into a highland sky
Blue and pink shattering in the coils of all their might
I glance past you next to me green blur getting left behind
There’s a beauty in this life
There’s a beauty in this life

Radio’s moved on to a song I’ve never heard but you’re humming the tune
Singing, making up the bits you don’t know like you do
And I’m smiling just a little bit, you’re smiling too
There’s a beauty in you
There’s so much beauty in you

Last time I drove down the road was like winter’s face was cold again
We stopped just after Perth on the way back south in the rain
Soon we’ll leave for the last time wish the central belt goodbye
But there’s a beauty in this Sky

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released October 6, 2022

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