Brighton
BRIGHTON

It's a sunny day in Brighton and as I walk the Brighton pier
I am feeling better than I have felt in years
The sunshine hits the water and I stand still to see;
How it reflects the days I lost to bitter misery

There's this kid from way up north and he waits for me back home
He knows all about that tragedy in which people come and go
I could see his face in mine when I heard his mother died
He loved her very much, for seven months he cried

I think that it is time now to stand on my feet and say
That it's such a fucking miracle that I am who I am today
And if a fool like me can conquer and island from the sea
I'm sure a kid like him will get the Devil on his knees

I wake up in the heat of the sun in Birmingham
I look outside and wonder, did I do all I can?
To make sure that I killed the doubts that you still have
As I told you how I love you just before I left
I traveled miles to play my songs in smelly empty bars
Spent the night in filthy beds next to my guitar
They might not agree, but this is what I do
With my life on earth from birth to death from me to you

It's better to have questions than answers learned in school
Cause they would never teach you we all will die a fool
I might not be Hank Williams, I might not be Neil Young
But I work very hard to put some truth in every song

As I traveled England's roads I remembered how it felt
To wake up from the flames and find yourself in hell
I don't know the kid that good, but he must have had some dreams
He must have had some other view on the year he turned 18

Some said it's part of life when the news got around
But may he without grief be the first to let him down
May he without sins be the first to cast a stone
May the one with friends like he has be the last to feel alone

We got this big and scary thing we call the universe
And to cope with all these mysteries we send our kids to church
We tell them that their happiness waits for them at work
We lie to them that strength means you can't get hurt

It's a sunny day in Brighton and as I walk the Brighton pier
I am feeling better than I have felt in years
The sunshine hits the water and I stand still to see
How it reflects the days I lost to bitter misery
Down the boulevard the pretty boys parade
It's great to see them fear that they won't get laid
The people here look happy, and I am happy too
And I know we came from far, I know what we've been through

The kid that lost his mother one day will fall in love
He'll look over his shoulder and think man, it has been tough
He will watch the sunlight reflect into the sea
And think of all the days he lived in misery

He turns around and smiles and walks the Brighton pier
He'll be heading home where he hasn't been for years
He walks across the beach and dives into the sea
He cries a little tear because he knows that he is free

My nephew is a Buddhist, he says "Mark, we all are one
And nothing of that changes the day that we'll be gone"
We've been talking here for hours, in those dark and lonely nights
Though I still think that he's a fruitcake I know he must be right

The kid is out of sight, he swims from shore to shore
Cause that is what you do when you don't hurt no more
Once he reaches land he will walk the last miles
She'll open up the door and welcome him with a smile






Credits Year Without Summer



Mark - acoustic guitar & vocals

Leon den Engelsen - piano & accordeon

Bas van Holt - acoustic guitar & vocals on "Rolling Stones"

Tessa Douwstra - vocals on Indie

Teus Nobel - Flugel Horn on "Watch the Season Change"

Produced by Frank Jonas

Mixed by Martijn Groeneveld

Mastered by Darius van Helfteren

Album cover by Auke Triesschijn