Near or Far (Live at Cork Opera House)-Mick Flannery

[ti:Near or Far (Live at Cork Opera House)] [ar:Mick Flannery] [al:White Lies (Deluxe Limited Edition)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Near or Far (Live at Cork Opera House) - Mick Flannery [00:00.57]Man of the moneyed mind [00:02.00] [00:03.33]A trophy wife on his arm to boast [00:05.80]Their love was dashed on the diamond coast [00:08.24] [00:14.50]And born was a single heir [00:16.19] [00:16.90]To the ideal pair to the careless two [00:19.09] [00:19.90]Who choked the child on the silver spoon [00:22.56] [00:27.98]Now the couple take turns [00:29.66]Trying to outdo each other [00:32.77] [00:33.81]The more riches the better [00:35.49] [00:36.47]The father or mother [00:38.39] [00:44.60]Love at sweet sixteen [00:45.94] [00:47.14]King and queen the wedding bells [00:48.91] [00:49.52]Could well have warned what time would tell [00:52.62] [00:57.96]And the cut above her eye [00:59.53] [01:00.37]She could not hide from the little boy [01:02.72] [01:03.30]Who knew it wise to not make noise [01:06.11] [01:11.71]Now he's gone more often [01:13.39] [01:14.49]And she found ways to forget [01:16.40] [01:17.44]And the little boy's hatred [01:19.43] [01:20.37]Is not showing yet [01:22.29] [01:28.33]The wife of a working man [01:30.05] [01:30.87]Pills in hand 'neath a teary sleeve [01:33.86]Their love was pure but could not conceive [01:35.94] [01:36.46]Near of far from your mind [01:41.56] [01:42.52]And years and years go by [01:44.24] [01:44.85]The things they tried but Fate had wrote [01:47.30] [01:47.92]To not give life would kill them both [01:50.42]All this happens all the time [01:55.70] [01:56.46]Now he goes to houses [01:58.13] [01:59.25]Where kissing is banned [02:00.95] [02:02.29]And she has a daughter [02:04.36] [02:05.12]But she's missing her man [02:06.99] [02:13.22]Near or far from your mind [02:18.12] [02:19.54]All this happens all the time [02:24.27] [02:25.72]Near or far from your mind [02:30.33] [02:31.94]All this happens all the time