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    CD in retro silver-foil sleeve, reminiscent of an iconic Western Australian double-AA side single release. The hard-copy version also includes a short bonus track, St John's Square (reprise) not available on digital download.

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lyrics

Old Baxter he's caught up in someone else's dream
Laurel and Clarkson blindly follow him
Ignorant to the folly, the mistake in their ways
Blind to the danger of forgetting what their hearts say

Young Baxter was fresh. Not long since a child
He sought wisdom and learning, a career and a wife
But for so many years, he failed to ask himself why
Or seek a reason or some meaning to such a life

So Baxter he worked, he toiled and he strived
For his house and his sons and his car and his wife
Repressing his anger, his ego and his dreams
He buried his soul in routine with two sevenths relief

La la la la la, la la la la ... Friday night
La la la la la, la la la la ... Saturday
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Maybe a barbecue on Sunday
Then it's back to work!

Now Baxter he's old. He's all twisted and torn
By lust. Desire. And the dreams he's hidden from
Now Laurel points his finger at his father and to his brother, Clarkson, he says
Never have dreams or you'll end up just like he did.

credits

from Carmina de Nihil, track released November 1, 2012
Rachael Aquilina - violins
Peter Baxendale - vox, mandolin
Libby Browning - double bass
Shaun Hoffmann - drums
robbie jalapeno - vox, guitars
Stuart Robertson - percussion

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Robbie Jalapeno & the Bureaucrats Perth, Australia

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