A Local Man Songtext
von Patch and the Giant

He′s got a voice that brings him silver
And a heart that reaps in gold
A livery of chivalry from a hundred years ago
And he sings his songs of freedom
And of loneliness and joy
Speaks of kings and he speaks of queens
And he sings of girls and boys
But I don't ever understand a chance when
Compared to his man friends
I can′t ever, I can't ever be the man he was


And if you listen to his drum beat
You can hear it far and wide
Sings a major key for a minor fee
Keeping rhythm and in time
And his ships they run like clockwork
To the bosun's beating drum
But at night they hide where the dragons fly
And the shanty man sings his song

And if you ever stop to pause and listen
You′d see what was missing
But all your eyes and all your ears
Are vacant and eluding time

If you listen to his drum beat
You can hear it far and wide
Sings a major key for a minor fee
Keeping rhythm and in time
And his ships they run like clockwork
To the bosun′s beating drum
But at night they hide where the dragons fly
And the shanty man sings his song

And if you ever stop to pause and listen
You'd see what was missing
But all your eyes and all your ears
Are vacant and eluding time