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Lost and Found

from Between Light and Dark by Penelope Swales

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Lost and Found
© Penelope Swales 1993

I must admit in hindsight that you took me by surprise
I never thought I’d like you so much so fast
And through the braids and makeup, heavy lids that hide your eyes
I caught a glimpse of that old horror in your past
In your past.

I met you on the breadline, you were feeling pretty down
Fighting off the deadline, I was new in town
I made sure in the daytime that we ate and got around
And in the night you took me to the lost and found
The lost and found

I find these places garish, there was a name band on the door
Half the crowd were flying, the rest were out to score
I was cool to be there so I allowed myself the time
Ah, but you were in your element, hanging out,
Hanging out to find a line.

And hey, my little cocaine queen
Where are you now?
Did word that you were homeless get around?
Did you take the last step backwards
To the hammer-beaten track?
Did you fly so high you’re never coming back?

You seemed to be a regular, they all knew your face
I’m not the sort of person that they’re used to in this place
In your eyes, it’s a wonderland and you sure get around
But to me it just looks like the lost and found
The lost and found.

Morning finds us sleeping till the afternoons is sweet
Evening finds me singing for our supper in the street
Nighttime finds us waiting for our chance to hang around
In the early hours in the lost and found
The lost and found.

And although you didn’t seem to mind being accosted every day
I could have spend all my time trying to keep the vultures at bay
My protective and possessiveness was just my heart trying to say
That I think I fell in love with you
In a funny kind of way

And hey, my little cocaine queen
Where are you now?
Did word that you were homeless get around?
Did you take the last step backwards
To the hammer-beaten track?
Did you fall so low you’re never coming back?

They said you looked just like a junkie in your leather and your black
I felt just like a bodyguard trying to keep them off your back
We did well surviving, as a team we had the knack
Oh, yes, but one night in the Cross I turned around
And found that I’d lost track
Of you, I’d lost track

Well it tried so hard to find you, but I couldn’t hang around
You can stay here only so long before your senses start to drown
But if come the weekend I’m still living in this town
I’ll be looking for you in the lost and found
The lost and found.

And hey, my little cocaine queen
Where are you now?
Did word that you were homeless get around?
Did you take the last step backwards
To the hammer-beaten track?
Did you go so far you’re never coming back

Hey hey, my little cocaine queen
Where are you now?
Did word that you were homeless get around?
If come the weekend I’m still living in this town
I’ll be looking for you in the lost and found
The lost and found.

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from Between Light and Dark, released September 11, 1993
Penelope Swales - vocals, guitar
George Papantonio - percussion
Graham Whit - fretless bass

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Penelope Swales Boolarra, Australia

Penelope Swales has been articulating the human condition with passion and humour for 30+ years. She sings about politics, love, friendship, the unbreakable bond between us and dogs and the impact of the Internet on society. She won the 2019 Alistair Hulett Songs for Social Justice Award with “Cambridge Analytica”. “The Ides of March in Christchurch" was short-listed for the same award in 2020. ... more

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