| Joanne |
And suddenly I'm 12 years old back in the front of the car with nan On our way to Barry Island. Suns blazing Windows down. Gabrielle's on full blast |
| Music gets loader Singing along |
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| Joanne |
I'm not making plans for tomorrow Let's live for tonight I know you want me baby So hold me so tight Put your arms around me You make me feel so safe Then you whisper in my ear That you're here to stay |
| Music fades back down but still underlying the text |
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| Joanne |
Nan you're always gunna be here to stay ri(ght) Of course I am sweetheart Always and forever Now here's a fiver Hurry up before someone nabs our lucky machine I'm right behind you. Nan's off parking the car and paying for the display ticket I'm gone. She knows where to find me |
| Sounds of arcade and 2p machines |
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| Joanne |
Through the arcade doors And up to the change machine I pops the fiver in the machine and out pour 2ps grab two tubs and wait as they fill up I carry on straight to the 10p horse racers Take a right and go to end and find the 2p machines. The last but one nearest the window. Our lucky machine. You can give it a nudge or a little kick when the prize is hanging on the edge Just to tip it over And the alarms won't go off 2p after 2p I start Watching as the prize crawls closer and closer towards the drop zone. Nan places her hand on my shoulder How you getting on? she says gently Not bad. Theres that Minnie mouse keyring I'm aiming for. It's got something attached to it. Like two prizes in one. She grabs the spare tub Mine I take it? Well yeah. C'mon nan that keyring ain't gunna move itself She giggles at me Yes boss. She starts popping 2p's in the machine as well and Minnie starts nudging closer and closer Almost there nan We almost got it |
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| Joanne |
How're you so good at this? Well I tell you this everytime There's a trick A trick? Yeah. Time and patience As soon as the back starts coming forward THEN you pop the 2p in And it'll fall into the gap And Wallah |
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| Joanne |
Now you try it? Be patient Good things come to those who wait remember Yes nan I remember Like this? |
| Jo drops 2p in the machine |
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| Joanne |
Oh darling. You're so close. It's on the edge. Shall I kick it? Yeah. Go on. No one's watching. And as nan stands guard I give it a gentle boot And down Minnie falls |
| Beat |
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| Joanne |
Look nan She's got bracelets attached. Well aren't you lucky she says as she's getting her purse out Yeah. One for me and one for you. Team effort after all. I'm now buzzing because that's one of the first times I've won anything. Sports day, Eisteddfod Nothing. And as we leave the arcade I give Nan her bracelet A red and white one We walk down the front and grab Fish and Chips. Extra vinegar so theres a pool at the bottom of the cone. The chips go all soggy. Love that. Ice cream for dessert with the sandy breeze blowing through my hair and the taste of the sea filling the air around me. Can taste the sand in the ice cream Nan What d'you dream of? That's random Jo Well nah, y'know Gabrielle sings of dreams so Just wondering what yours are like Well I dream of retiring and of you growing up and living for the moment Making the most out of life because we never know what's going to happen |
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| Joanne |
You know how time is the most precious thing You have to make the most out of life so that's my dream That you live life to the fullest |
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| Joanne |
And I'll still be wearing this band when I do. Retire that is. Well of course. You can't ever take it off now. We're stuck together. Just you and me I won't. I promise. But what about you? What's your dreams? |
| Beat The memory is interrupted and Jo is brought back to present day |