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I'm Waiting (live)

from Shot Down (single release) by Simon Dwight

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After typing out the lyrics for 'Shot Down' I turned the paper over and this was there scrawled with a brief chord structure.. so I thought, well better put that out as well then.. a 'b' side if you like or remember those kind of things.

Oh and this song can mean anything you want it to.. there is no direct message, it's just a casual 'waiting around' type of deal.. or maybe not... Find in it what you want to find.

Written around 2003 I think.. but it's a bit of a blur these days..

Years ago I would rush to Woolworths with my pocket money or newspaper round money to buy the latest 7" Vinyl single by my favourite artist (often The Jam or some Weller related release). To have the sleeve, the plastic, and the sound was inspiring.. but then after the joy of playing the single that was destined for the heights of the charts I would flip it over for the second track release. the heavenly 'b' side. So that is what this is.. a 'b'side for 'Shot Down'.. an undiscovered rough stab in the dark at beauty that took a few minutes, and was a pleasure to do.. found on an old sheet of paper with the 'Shot Down' lyrics on the other side and a few pencilled chords.. Pick up the guitar, and the harp.. and play it 'live'.. one take.. warts 'n all.. so here is my throwaway 'b' side... 'I'm waiting'

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I'm Waiting

I'm waiting
Just waiting
Sat thinking about nothing
I lie here dreaming
Dreaming about everything
and then there's you, and you, and you

And I'm waiting
Waiting for freedom to come
Waiting for healing
Waiting for freedom
Waiting for love
Waiting for that still small voice

Caress my soul
Run your fingers through
What's left of the hairs on my head
Tell me something new
Help me to believe
Help me to pray

Enlighten my mind
Illuminate my path
Make it all simple
The way, the truth and the light
I'm waiting
Just waiting here on love

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from Shot Down (single release), released June 13, 2012
Guitar, vocal, harmonica - Simon Dwight
Written, recorded, produced and mastered by Simon Dwight

Great Linford, Milton Keynes - 15 June 2012

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