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another perfect day

from poacher's night by Tim O'Connor

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another perfect day

the gentlemen of england are gathered on the green
while the willow and stitched leather battle in-between
bails and sticky wicket to keep the modern world at bay
and to treasure their tradition

for another perfect day
another perfect game

and at the end of an over applause accompanies the sound
of a meadow lark that hovers as shadows cast grow long
through an endless summer evening
of a thousand different shades
to keep the memory of england's dreaming

for another perfect day
another perfect game

but now as twilight falls around
and the crisp whites have all turned to grey
the score and two strides have become
mere real-estate valued as the runs are made per hour
to hurry the play
and to sell us another perfect game
it seems safe to say it's just not cricket these days
yes it seems safe to say it's just not cricket all the same

and though the echoes may be fading with the shadows on the green
of the bruised willow and leather
it's clear their passing means
that young men seeking careers compete for mercenary pay
where their fathers traded laughter

for another perfect day
another perfect game
on another perfect day

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from poacher's night, released December 1, 2010
written and performed by tim o'connor

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Tim O'Connor Hull, UK

Tim O'Connor is an English Folk/Rock songwriter based in Yorkshire, UK, Performing & recording since the late Seventies, Tim has released a large catalogue of albums, 39 to date, available on his record label, Uilleand Music.

Band Projects:

cowfisH, from 1992 onwards.

The Ant Farm Collective, from 2014-2017.

Tim O’Connor & the Poachers 2018-
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