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Richard Hawley, Live: Standing At The Sky’s Edge, Audley End House, 12th August 2022
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
Guitar
Colin Elliot
Colin Elliot
Percussion
Shez Sheridan
Shez Sheridan
Guitar
Dean Beresford
Dean Beresford
Drums
Jon Trier
Jon Trier
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
Producer
Colin Elliot
Colin Elliot
Producer
Geoff Pesche
Geoff Pesche
Mastering Engineer
Alan Moulder
Alan Moulder
Mixing Engineer
Felix Rashman
Felix Rashman
Mixing Engineer
John Catlin
John Catlin
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Joseph was a good man, though he killed his wife
His hungry little children, he took their lives
This was the act of a desperate man
With only love in his eyes, no evil hands
[Verse 2]
He was standing at the sky's edge
And out there, who knows what he's thinking?
He was sliding down the razor's edge
And watched his life slowly sinking
Away, away
[Verse 3]
Mary was a troubled girl, she stole to eat
She had to sell her body to put shoes on her feet
Stole a car and tried to get away
Now all she hears is the rain on the roof of sky's edge jail
[Verse 4]
She was standing at the sky's edge
And out there, who knows what she's thinking?
She was sliding down the razor's edge
And watched her life slowly sinking
Away, away
[Verse 5]
They were standing at the sky's edge
And out there, who knows what they're thinking?
They were sliding down the razor's edge
And watched their lives slowly sinking
Away, away, away, away, away
[Verse 6]
Jacob was misguided, he carried a blade
So much fear in the city it carried him away
Young men were fighting and losing their lives
At night as the screech owls in the trees watch
Young men die
[Verse 7]
They were standing at the sky's edge
And out there, who knows what they're thinking?
They were sliding down the razor's edge
And watched their lives slowly sinking
[Verse 8]
They were standing at the sky's edge
And out there, there's dangerous thinking
They were standing at the mirror's edge
And watched their lives slowly sinking
Away, away, away, away, away, away
Written by: Richard Hawley

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