When I was seventeen

I was chasing after dreams

In southport

I had to get away

Or end up in a nursing home alone

When I was seventeen

I had a special love

And southport

Didnt seem a bad place after all



On the promenade

The carnival facade is peeling

And the floral clock

Has stopped a moment caught in time

Such a sad decay

Well, its something like the way Im feeling

For such a dream so big

Southport seemed a little bit too small



And I was still naive

I really did believe in magic

Thought I had found a love

And treasured it above all else

But then I looked beyond

I saw another life was waiting

I was chasing after dreams

I had to find them by myself



I hope you understand

Such a love could never be

The sea has turned my soul

And it aches to be free

I will always think

Of southport at the fair

Summer on the beach

The fun that we had there



With southport in my mind

But las vegas in my heart

I set out to search for the stars

But every dream I dream

Follows where youve been

And its tearing my heart apart



When I was seventeen

I left to find my dream

From southport

January came

I blame myself for out goodbyes

Nothing is so sad

As the sea side out of season

And nothing is so sad

As you and i



When I was seventeen

I was chasing after dreams

In southport

I had to get away

Or end up in a nursing home alone

And now it seems Id never been

A boy of seventeen

In southport

It didnt last

A lifetime passed

A love outgrown



Was it all a dream

Or was it all for real

Im standing on the pier

Im trying not to feel

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