Name: Old Black Motorcycle
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Description: I met a guy in India who was travelling the world on his motorbike, filming everything he saw. I was so inspired by him that I decided to write a song about his journey.

Old Black Motorcycle

by Tom Power

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kaffeeringe Heard the track in "Egal was kommt" - beautiful addition to the movie!

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I met a guy in India who was travelling the world on his motorbike, filming everything he saw. I was so inspired by him that I decided to write a song about his journey.

lyrics

LYRICS:

Getting tired of the same routine, I wanna try something new
I draw a line on this map of mine and I decide that's what I'm gonna do
I pack my bag and I kiss my girl, say goodbye to my friends
On a long way across the world, I begin to start at the end

Just me, the road and the wheels - the stirrups of the steed beneath my heels

Now I'm getting cold on this old black motorcycle, rolling along at speed
Yes I'm rowing a boat that I know is gonna float and so I go where the water's deep

Round the globe going to coast to coast, putting miles behind me
Nowhere to go on this open road, I sit back, that's fine by me
Up and down in the twists and turns, living life through a lens
The things I've seen, every place that I've been, I recall them all in the end

Just me and the people I meet - the spirit of the street beneath my feet

Now I'm getting cold on this old black motorcycle, rolling along at speed
Yes I'm rowing a boat that I know is gonna float and so I go where the water's deep

Pack my bag and I miss my girl, I'm in a town all alone
Time to say hello to the folks I know, time to go, I'm on my way home

Just leave this land far away - get back to the place I'm gonna stay

Now I'm getting cold on this old black motorcycle, rolling along at speed
Yes I'm rowing a boat that I know is gonna float and so I go where the water's deep
So I go where the water's deep, so I go where the water's deep

credits

released June 12, 2018
Tom Power - Guitar and Lead Vocal
Martyn Lee - Mandolin
Georgina Wisbey - Backing Vocals
Jon Lee - Mixing and Producing

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Tom Power England, UK

I'm a singer-songwriter with a passion for writing my own acoustic music. I take inspiration from the world around me and enjoy writing lyrics around themes of nature, optimism and introspective experience.

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