Looking For A Bonfire

from North By Northwest [1982] by Tom Robinson

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Been collecting pennies
In a hat and a mask
On a bitter November
Before the fireworks start

Woodsmoke drifting into the trees
Crackle of bracken and burning leaves
At the height of the season
I'm looking for bonfire...

See the smoke and cinders fly
Feel as if I'm on fire
Just another jealous guy
Looking for a bonfire

Well we found our matches
And we started a spark
Now we're touching the paper
And standing back in the dark

Hot potato - better for some
But I've burnt my fingers
And bitten my tongue
I can never remember:
I'm looking for a bonfire...

See the smoke and cinders fly
Feel as if I'm on fire
Just another jealous guy
Looking for a bonfire

I don't want to turn away
We've been on the wheel
Now we're watching it
Burn away

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from North By Northwest [1982], released February 2, 2013
Written by Tom Robinson (Notting Hill Music)

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Tom Robinson London, UK

Tom Robinson (b.1950) is a UK songwriter & broadcaster first known in the 70s as an anti-racist and LGBT campaigner. He released 19 albums between 1975-2001 with various bands and has co-written songs with Elton John, Peter Gabriel, Dan Hartman and Manu Katché. He's an award-winning presenter at BBC Radio 6 Music, and released Only The Now (his first album in 19 years) in October 2015. ... more

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