Excerpt From A Teenage Opera-Keith West

[ti:Excerpt From A Teenage Opera] [ar:Keith West] [al:Fab Gear - Classic Flower Power Pop From The Summer Of Love] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Excerpt From A Teenage Opera - Keith West [00:18.66]Count the days into years [00:21.62] [00:23.20]His eighty two brings many fears [00:27.02] [00:28.28]Yesterday's laughter turned to tears [00:33.93]His arms and legs don't feel so strong [00:37.01]His heart is weak there's something wrong [00:39.61]Opens windows in despair tries [00:42.64]To breathe in some fresh air [00:45.20]His conscience cries get on your feet [00:47.65]Without you Jack the town can't eat [00:50.66]Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back [00:54.56]Go into town don't let them down oh no no [00:59.53] [01:01.33]Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back [01:05.14]Go into town don't let them down oh no no [01:10.78] [01:14.90]The people that live in the town [01:18.17] [01:20.01]Don't understand [01:21.44] [01:22.04]He's never been known to miss his round [01:27.83]It's ten-o'clock the housewives yell [01:30.99]When Jack turns up we'll give him hell [01:33.58]Husbands moan at breakfast tables [01:36.48]No milk no eggs no marmalade labels [01:39.20]Mothers send their children out [01:41.72]To Jack's house to scream and shout [01:44.45]Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back [01:48.56]Come into town don't let us down oh no no [01:54.15] [01:55.59]Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back [01:59.17]Come into town don't let us down oh no no [02:04.81] [02:37.94]It's Sunday morning bright and clear [02:41.49] [02:43.52]Lovely flowers decorate a marvellous square [02:50.89] [02:51.43]People cry and walk away [02:53.89]And think about the fateful day [02:56.83]Now they wish they'd given Jack [02:59.27]More affection and respect [03:02.32]The little children dressed in black [03:05.05]Don't know what happened to old Jack [03:07.83]Grocer Jack grocer Jack is it true [03:11.53]What mummy says [03:13.22]You won't come back oh no no [03:17.33] [03:18.62]Grocer Jack grocer Jack is it true [03:22.30]What mummy says [03:23.63]You won't come back oh no no [03:27.87] [03:29.48]Grocer Jack grocer Jack is it true [03:33.17]What mummy says [03:34.57]You won't come back oh no no [03:38.97] [03:40.31]Grocer Jack grocer Jack is it true [03:44.01]What mummy says [03:45.46]You won't come back oh no no