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John Condron - There's A Lot To Look Backward To

from The Skye & Lochalsh Community Album Project by Louis Barabbas

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Inspired by conversations in community spaces around Skye and Lochalsh. Recorded by local musicians as part of the Culture Collective project funded by Creative Scotland and co-ordinated by local events charity SEALL. Profits from album sales go to Alzheimer Scotland.
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lyrics

I heard someone say or maybe they wrote
That life is a lot like rowing a boat
Calm sea or storms, up or downstream
You can only go on if you face where you’ve been
I stare at the shore as I pull away
I don’t need any more than I’ve got today
People tell me look forward to things
But I like to see what yesterday brings

I know there’s no knowing
Where I’m really going
As I float into the blue

But aye, there’s a lot to look backward to
All the calendar days struck through
There’s a lot to look backward to

Someone advised me, what did they say?
Some days the horizon is further away
Some memories fade but some of them last
And nothing remains quite like the past
The things I could mention, the things that I know
All those good intentions piled up like snow
Folk younger than I want to find their lost youth
They might as well try to grow back a lost tooth

I know there’s no knowing
Where we’re really going
As we float into the blue

Aye, there’s a lot to look backward to…

For old time’s sake, for young time’s sake
Time’s the one thing we can’t make
Pastimes, fast times, goodness sake
All Time wants to do is take

And we know there’s no knowing
Where we’re really going
As we float into the blue

Aye, there’s a lot to look backward to
All those calendar days struck through
There’s a lot to look backward to

credits

from The Skye & Lochalsh Community Album Project, released August 4, 2023
Song written by Louis Barabbas
Lead vocals: John Condron
Drums: Alan Cleobury-Jones
Bass: John White
Trombone: Biff Roxby
Tuba: Mike Norton
Guitar: Louis Barabbas
Backing vocals: Elaine Ferguson, Lian Na Rose, Ian Laing, Sylvia Porter, Meg Rosher, Andy Rose, Carys Turner-Jones, Marian Wright
Posse chants, stamps and vocals: Sorcha Walker, Sue Zarod, Sarah C Williams, Angela Wallis, Paul Taylor, Diana Mackie, Alan Cleobury-Jones, Lorayne McLucas, Hannah Myers and Miriam Ascher

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Louis Barabbas Manchester, UK

Louis Barabbas is a writer, performer and firefighter, best known for caustic love songs and energetic stage shows.

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