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Summer Flies

from Open the Skylights by Tom Houston

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Summer Flies

The woman took her stockings off
she swore her skin was dry
the men were looking sideways
with a glimmer in their eye
And all the broken hearted people
turned around to cry
there’s no justice in the world
no god up in the sky

When the night comes down
when the night comes down
when the night comes down
all those summer flies are quiet now

The woman put the shower on
she turned the heat up high
the men were drinking lager
they swore their throats were dry
And the children were tucked up in bed
their minds were wondering ‘why?’
is there comfort in the world
and there answers in the sky

When the night comes down
when the night comes down
when the night comes down
all those summer flies are quiet now

When the working day is over
and the evening chores are done
and the stress of daily living
sets beneath the sun
The TV screens take in a breath
and let out with a sigh
oh the devil’s lost the detail
and we’ve burnt the apple pie

When the night comes down
when the night comes down
when the night comes down
all those summer flies are quiet now

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from Open the Skylights, released January 16, 2013

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tomhoustonmusic Tillicoultry, UK

Tom Houston releases his sixth studio Album in October 2023.
Everything in the Delicatessen.



Tom lives in Central Scotland and was songwriter of note on BBC Scotland's Iain Anderson's show in 2017.

He is also a regular on Tom Robinson's BBC Introducing Mixtape

'Extraordinary' Tom Robinson 2022
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