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T' Serclaes

from Girls by Stephen Simmons

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T’ SERCLAES

In a quiet soft lit bar
Somewhere off an ancient cobbled street
“I Only Have Eyes For You” on the jukebox
That’s true tonight for me

I scribbled ‘I wanna kiss you’
On a used ticket from the train
And your Portuguese mother’s dark brown eyes
From mystery to surprise they changed

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And T’serclaes only knows what I wished on Brussels streets
As I kissed your lips and pulled you close to me
And a thousand trains and planes that have since all been caught
But French Belgium’s never far from my thoughts

And I felt just like an American G.I.
Falling on the battlefield of the War
Close brush with death but still alive
And falling for a nurse in the wounded ward

With a wound that went too deep
And too close to this soldier’s heart
And an angelic Belgique nurse
Who had a way with men with scars

Chorus

And there’s a silver moon a shining
Over these thirteenth century skies
And up towards her ancient buildings rising
And not even T’serclaes can put out this fire

Chorus

It’s hasty rendezvous that birth words
You only whisper in the dark
And modest hotel rooms that set these scenes
For lovers who play these foolish parts

So many things you believe true
Under the spell of Moonlight
And the letters come at first and then they fade
Like the ink with which you write

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from Girls, released January 24, 2009
Stephen Simmons: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

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Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. As a songwriter and Ten years as a Road Dog, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. Stephen’s records (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams) combine virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty. ... more

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