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Glenys Eddy - Memories Of Paul

from Even More People Have Songs by Various artists

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These memories have had a lasting effect. The lyrics tell of my attempt to understand why Paul didn’t respond to me in the way that I, as a four-year-old girl, expected him to. Paul was my first experience of someone who was “different”.

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Once when I was little I had a friend called Paul
He was rather quiet and compared to me quite tall
Paul rarely looked me in the eye and he rarely smiled
But my mother liked him very much and he seemed a clever child
Paul would stay with us when his parents took the family out
I knew that Paul was youngest, but why was he left out?

And when he’d come to stay my mum was so impressed
We’d get up in the morning, he’d be waiting clean and dressed
He’d have neatly stripped his bed and folded all the sheets
And my mum would smile so warmly and look so very pleased
For my mum he was a pleasure, he was no trouble at all
But I wondered how his parents saw remote and quiet Paul

My mum would turn the telly on and offer him a chair
He’d watch the screen intently as if I wasn’t there
I would stand in front of him and show him all my toys
I’d call his name again and again, he ignoring all my noise
“Mummy, Paul won’t answer me!”
Mum considered this and plainly said
“Glenys he can’t hear you. Glenys, Paul is deaf!”

Once we played together in a car abandoned in the street
We somehow locked ourselves inside, engrossed in hide and seek
We called out to our parents and to anyone who’d hear
Paul had lost his calmness and looked about in fear
In the midst of all our shouting, I turned to look at Paul
And I remember thinking, “He can’t even hear our call”

Although his face has faded other memories are still strong
I hope he has a family to which he can belong
And I often pause to wonder why Paul was left behind
When his parents on an outing left him with us to mind
It fills me with disquiet to think of that sweet boy
As a problem to his parents and not a source of joy

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from Even More People Have Songs, released December 2, 2021
written, sung & played by Glenys Eddy

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Miguel Heatwole Sydney, Australia

Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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