Somebody to Be Around

from Hoard by Toby Jackson

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I rouse myself from slumber, and look out on the bay.
You come up to my shoulder and give me a look as if to say:
“You really should know better than to stay alone with me.”
The elephants inside my stomach rear up in advance,

Because it’s you, it’s always you,
It’s always you and me when I want someone to be around.

The promenade is heaving but I’ve only room for you.
Your eyes flicker side to side; you notice that I’m breathing too.
I can’t believe my mind can form a million words but none to say
That I’m so glad to be alive, and glancing to my side to see,

It’s you, it’s always you,
It’s always you and me when I want someone to be around,
So look around,
This world is paradise for as long as I stick tight to you.

It’s you, it’s always you,
It’s always you and me when I want someone to be around,
So look around,
This world is paradise for as long as I stick tight to you.

It’s always you,
It’s always you and me when I want someone to be around,
So look around,
This world is paradise for as long as I stick tight to you.

In the ocean in solemnness I bless you,
That you should keep your honour and your word.
For my intention is to live for your amusement,
To be your circus, your trusted songbird.
And as we look out over everything we’ve conquered,
The Asian splendour and the misconstrued voice,
I know it’s gone even further than I’d imagined.
I know I love you; I know I’ve no choice.

The moon is grey and heavy; it looks out on the bay.
Its face stares back at mine and relinquishes my pain.
In you I feed and nurture, and spill my share of hate,
And drink my share of love, and give to you my fate.

I want somebody to be around,
You know I need somebody to be around…

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from Hoard, released January 7, 2015

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Toby Jackson is a singer-songwriter in York, but also Cambridge.

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