Name: The Towns They Drowned In Medicine
Duration: P00H05M05S
Description: [A song about changes to the area in northern England where I was brought up.]

The Towns They Drowned In Medicine

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[A song about changes to the area in northern England where I was brought up.]

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THE TOWNS THEY DROWNED IN MEDICINE

I remember the time
Before we turned to crime
When we waved
To our neighbors who walked by

I remember the days
Before we lost our way
When we smiled
With our doors left open wide

We could never see tomorrow
Now we’re here with what to follow?
Replaced polite with fear and sorrow, now

In the towns they drowned in medicine
We are numb - we are the numb

You can’t idealize the past
Or change what we weren’t asked
Life moves on
And it leaves us all behind

But now the game is played
I can’t help being betrayed
By the shutters on the doors
Of our little palaces

These estates stood for tomorrow
Utopia replaced by sorrow
I just find it hard to swallow, now

In the towns they drowned in medicine
We are numb - we are the numb

Medicated on booze
Medicated on glue
Medicated on crime
Medicated by whom?
Dedicated to self
Dedicated to wealth
Dedicated to no-one else
But the ghosts of you

In the towns they drowned in medicine
We are numb - we are the numb

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from Jimi Cagney Experience, released June 1, 2014
Words & Music: Neal Davies

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All words, music and instruments written, sung and played by Neal. Apologies for the singing...

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