Colin Coplin Poems

Santa, please stop here, I've been good all year
Santa, please stop here, I've been good all year
Oh Santa, Santa, Santa, please stop here
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Sailing boats come, sailing boats go, It's the only life I know
To the cafeteria I must go, to wait on tables for 5 euro

Famous names come, famous names go, sometimes more than twice
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She's sugar and spice, and everything nice
'It's an act, don't take her back'... but I love her
She's sugar and spice, and everything nice
'A selfish brat, don't take her back'... but I love her
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Take away the moon, take away the sun
I betrayed all I love,
For you I gave it all away
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There are moments in our life, that shape us and make us who we are
Moments that come back, and replay, year after year
Moments where truth merges with lies
Moments that hurt and moments that surprise
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B-b-boom, bust, money lust, all that glitters fades, or rusts
Keeping the junkie hooked up, who can you trust
Tens of trillions, decades lost, workfolk told to carry the cost
Bankers preaching temperance, like drunks at Christmas lunch
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The years have come, the years have gone
Don't cry for me my love
A new sunrise, ten thousand nights away
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Some like the theatre, some like bars after dark,
Some like late dinners, and some fancy cars
Some like to travel, see the world from first class
But she likes the finer things
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Always thought dawn should be at sunset
That's when things come to life
The best teacher I ever had was experience
All the rest cut like a blunt knife -dull
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I heard a faint whisper from the other side of time - carried by the wind
A faint but growing whisper, a hope for better things

Gentle ripples on the sea, grow to Maverick's bursting to the shore
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