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Nora's Story

from Songs For Nora Tobias by Julia Gray

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The lights on the harbour were dreamy and bright
As we swayed arm in arm down the sun warmed street
We should not have gone to the party last night
But there were places to go, she said, people to meet
Twelve hours later; I stand here alone
At this glass fronted restaurant where you wait for your daughter
I am not her keeper nor her chaperone
But I should have made certain we went home together

She's probably missing her keys or her clothes
Where she is currently nobody knows

I’m oh so sorry to tell you; oh so sorry to say
I know she hoped she would be here
But she will not be coming today

The bar on the beach where the music was hard
The effortless terrace, the picture folk swarming,
The house in the hills, the security guard
Who called me a taxi at three in the morning
The sweet-smelling jasmine that clung to the wall
Like an autograph hunter in search of its prey
Clear as a bell, I remember it all
And the look on her face when she told me she’d stay

Isn't it funny, isn't it sad
She’s missing the best chance that she’s ever had

Morning came quietly over the sea
From a deep dreamless sleep I opened my eyes
The apartment was quiet, quiet as could be
She hadn’t come home, it was no surprise
Quick over cobblestone walkways I came
Hurried and hot, hardly knowing the way
And no way of knowing who is to blame
I’m sorrier, sorrier than I can say

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from Songs For Nora Tobias, released June 8, 2018

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Julia Gray London, UK

Julia Gray is an author and contemporary singer-songwriter based in London. To date she has released five albums - three with the trip-hop collective Second Person and two solo albums. Influenced by the singer-songwriters of the 1970s onwards, such as Kate Bush, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell and Carole King, she places a focus on complex, nuanced lyrics and subtle, emotive storytelling. ... more

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