BABY IT’S COLD INSIDE

This is a repost from 2013 with the addition of an MP3 recorded in 2016.

SHE USED TO BE ABLE
TO SPEND HALF HER DAY
SAT AT HER TABLE
OUTSIDE THE TIME CAFE
WITH A CAPPUCINO
AND A ROLL UP CIGARETTE
WATCHING THE WORLD GO
HOW MUCH BETTER CAN IT GET?

SHE’S TRAPPED NOW
BY THE WHITE COATS
SHE’S TRAPPED NOW
BY THE WHITE COATS

SHE WANTS TO GO OUT
LIKE SHE ALWAYS HAD
SHE WANTS TO GO OUT
THEY SAY SHE IS MAD
KEEP HER LOCKED AWAY
IN THAT WAY THEY CAN
LOCK HER WELL AWAY
IN COLD COMFORT LAND

SHE’S TRAPPED NOW
BY THE WHITE COATS
SHE’S TRAPPED NOW
BY THE WHITE COATS

THEY TOOK HER FREEDOM
WRAPPED IT UP IN RULES
RULES OVER FREEDOM
FROM A BUNCH OF FOOLS

SAY IT’S FOR THE BEST
FOR HER PROTECTION
IT’S THE VERY BEST
FORWARD PROJECTION

SHE’S TRAPPED NOW
BY THE WHITE COATS
SHE’S TRAPPED NOW
BY THE WHITE COATS

BABY IT’S COLD INSIDE
BABY IT’S COLD INSIDE
 
Harry Rogers, in Carmarthen 05-03-2013

GROUNDHOG PARTY ON THE BEACH

It’s the wedding of the week
A match that’s made in heaven,
They’ve already made a tweak
To flat number eleven.
Radio stations churn out
Silly love songs everyday,
This fucking covid nightmare,
Feels as if it’s here to stay,
Sun shines brightly on the beach,
People flood onto the shore,
Swim in sea, sunbathe on sand,
This is what lock down was for?
This is UK groundhog day,
It’s twenty twenty again
I watch late night TV news,
Well, at least it didn’t rain.
Even our two newly weds,
Have skipped out down to the coast,
Most of us are gate happy,
We all miss our freedom most.
Me?
I only want to live………
a little bit longer

Harry Rogers, in the Yellow Room, 1st June 2021.