The Age of Romance

from Blacksheep EP by The Calamity

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From the betting shops
to the pawn shops
in the cold light of day
born live and die this way
with nothing new to say
and he was totting up the notches
on the post of his bed
when I saw him in the pub last night
and he turned round and said

This is the age of romance

I could tell you of love on the dole
or love on the student loan
but I don't really care
just don't like being on my own
and you've got something different
I'd like to know whether
you'll come away with me
find something better

Than this age of romance

Sometimes I feel
just so empty and shallow
I don't mean all I write and say
but what would you like to know?
I'll do the best that I can my love
no more than do the best
that I can my love

Dreaming of weddings
like ones in glossy magazines
lose yourself today and waste away
in grotesque fantasies
oh charming put a ring on my
fake tanned fourth finger
you can have me and hold me
I'll be yours forever

In this age of romance

(Billy Haynes)

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from Blacksheep EP, released May 2, 2016

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