See that guy in the corner
Drowning his sorrows in a pint of beer
See that chip on his shoulder
Growing bigger and so is his fear
See his lust for life
Slowly smothered by internal strife
See his beautiful wife
She ran away with the kids to Fife
See the girl in that corner
No-one ever said a kind word to her
Her self-esteem shot to pieces
Like blood sucked away by leeches
She doesn’t know her rights
No kinda future in her sights
See her wonderful talents
But she’s oppressed by predatory agents
See the old lady in that corner
A fiercely independent pensioner
But she can’t shut her eyelids
Nor stop praying for her grandkids
Long ago her teenage daughter
Had a girl they called Jennifer
But 16 years later
She ran away with some drifter
That lass in the other corner
Looks kinda like Jennifer
See the man behind the bar
He’s the world’s best listener
Used to think nothing could shock him
Until he met this guy called Jim
He’s heard all the stories
So he’s things that others just don’t notice
See his hopes and dreams
Just out of reach or so it seems…
Now you’ve met the regulars
You see why they call it the ‘Happy Place’
from tHE jOURNEY sO fAR,
released July 9, 2012
Lyrics/Music by Ikoustic
Guitar/Vocals by Ikoustic
Produced by Frank Whittaker
Mixed & Mastered by Frank Whittaker
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