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Ten Years Old

from Galena by Dave Gibb

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Ten Years Old.
(PRS/MCPS ©Dave Gibb 2019)



They woke me as the sunlight slowly crept across the room
And the fire was trying hard to take a hold
It sparked and spat in anger as the light replaced the gloom
As it fought a losing fight against the cold
My mother sat in silence as my sister raised her head
Although the wee soul seemed determined not to wake
And as my father packed his gear he turned towards me and he said
You are ten years old its time you paid your way
You are ten years old and your childhood ends today

For as long as I remember My father always claimed
That no son of his would be digging underground
Fine words spoken from the heart and he meant all that he said
But fine words count for nothing when the real world comes around
He said:
Don't try to earn your living in the darkness child
Don't tunnel into hills to make your way
My father hinted at a choice
A choice I didn't know was mine to make
A future that was never mine to take

And the memories of what he said come back to me again
But I was ten years old I had to pay my way
He said:
Don't try to earn your living in the darkness child
Don't tunnel into hills to make your way
The words hurt then as the words hurt now
And the pain has never really gone away
I prayed to god if I have a son he'd never have to live his life this way
When his choices, options, dreams living life above the dark are stripped away
And he spends his life well hidden from the day
When at ten years old he'll have to pay his way
I was ten years old and my childhood ended that day.

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from Galena, released January 1, 2019

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Dave Gibb Wanlockhead, UK

Left Handed, Balding, Post Menopausal, Songwriting Folky from Scotland’s Highest Village.



A singer of songs and a teller of tales from the hills of Dumfries & Galloway who happily fingerpicks his way through life’s travails.

Songs funny or sad, happy or grim, meaningful or meaningless played fast or slow (sometimes both at the same time)…….He likes a giggle. ... more

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