Near Or Far-Mick Flannery

[ti:Near Or Far] [ar:Mick Flannery] [al:White Lies] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Near Or Far - Mick Flannery [00:06.98]Man of the moneyed mind [00:09.72]A trophy wife on his arm to boast [00:12.61]Their love was dashed on the diamond coast [00:15.73] [00:21.38]And born was a single heir [00:23.73]To the ideal pair to the careless two [00:26.94]Who choked the child on the silver spoon [00:29.93] [00:35.40]Now the couple take turns [00:38.01]Trying to outdo each other [00:40.72] [00:41.41]The more riches the better [00:43.97] [00:44.53]The father or mother [00:47.17] [00:52.69]Love at sweet sixteen [00:55.35]King and queen the wedding bells [00:57.91]Could well have warned what time would tell [01:01.54] [01:06.74]And the cut above her eye [01:09.02]She could not hide from the little boy [01:12.15]Who knew it wise to not make noise [01:15.00] [01:20.78]Now he's gone more often [01:23.59]And she found ways to forget [01:26.87]And the little boy's hatred [01:29.23] [01:29.86]Is not showing yet [01:32.42] [01:37.85]The wife of a working man [01:40.35]Pills in hand 'neath a teary sleeve [01:43.42]Their love was pure but could not conceive [01:47.45](Near of far from your mind) [01:51.37] [01:52.17]And years and years go by [01:54.40]The things they tried but Fate had wrote [01:57.55]To not give life would kill them both [02:00.29](All this happens all the time) [02:06.11]Now he goes to houses [02:08.37] [02:08.92]Where kissing is banned [02:11.01] [02:11.87]And she has a daughter [02:14.95]But she's missing her man [02:17.47] [02:23.10]Near or far from your mind [02:28.22] [02:29.13]All this happens all the time [02:34.47] [02:35.45]Near or far from your mind [02:40.88] [02:41.73]All this happens all the time