TOEKNEEZ LYRICS & POETRY AKA MAD-TONE AUSSIE BUSH POET

born in March in September 1952.Have been writing poetry since about 1962.Happily married to Julie , with 3 adult children and two grandkids--have had a non-creative period of late--but here's hoping that "creative juices" may flow again---all writings, remain the property of ToeKnees Lyrics all enquiries for this blog via tonyfromwindsor@yahoo.com

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Friday, May 30, 2014

I THINK I USED TO KNOW YOU (BUT I WOULDN'T KNOW YOU NOW)

I THINK I USED TO KNOW YOU,BUT I WOULDNT KNOW YOU NOW!

PICTURES THERE BEFORE ME,
ON A PIXALATED SCREEN.
PLACES THAT I USED TO KNOW,
PLACES I HAVE BEEN.
MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD
HAVE SLIPPED MY MIND SOMEHOW.
I THINK I USED TO KNOW YOU,
BUT I WOULDN'T KNOW YOU NOW.

SO LEAD ME THROUGH THE VILLAGE STREETS
AND TAKE ME TO THE TOWN.
LEAD ME TO MY MEMORIES,
SHOW ME THOSE THAT TUMBLED DOWN.
SHOW ME ONCE,WHERE WAS A SHOP
BUT NOW A PENNY STORE.
TAKE ME WHERE THE COBBLSTONES
ONCE WERE,BUT ARE NO MORE.

SHOW ME,WHERE THE GAMES WE PLAYED
THE FIELDS, THE PARK AND WOOD.
THE SCHOOLS,THE CHURCH AND CHAPEL
WHERE THOSE BEFORE ME STOOD.
SHOW ME,WHERE OUR MOTHERS LAY
AND WHERE OUR FATHERS DIED
SHOW ME SCENES OF HAPPY DAYS
AND PLACES WHERE WE CRIED.

PICTURES THERE BEFORE ME
ON A PIXALATED SCREEN.
PLACES THAT I USED TO KNOW,
PLACES I HAVE BEEN.
MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD
HAVE SLIPPED MY MIND SOMEHOW.
I THINK I USED TO KNOW YOU,
-----------BUT I WOULDNT KNOW YOU NOW

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ToeKneez Lyrics   14.02.2014