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Be There Waiting

from Upstream (Revisited) by Jason Allen

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"Always the angry member of the Upstream family. I had doubts about re-recording this one, mainly because I didn't really like it, but there's no culling when you're re-creating a previously-released album.

At some point during the process, I wiped the slate and started again, and I felt better about the song after that. I still can't get my head around the lyrics and how the verses contradict the chorus. But, hey!"

lyrics

BE THERE WAITING

It's a long way down
When you're stuck there at the bottom
And I don't mean to call you out
But I haven't forgotten
It's a last request
From a non-united nation
And I guess it's too late
To ask you for my salvation

No I don't need your love
I've seen enough is enough
I've been there once too often
I've seen the good get tough

I've got two strong arms
And a fragile heart
I won't come to any harm
If you'll be there waiting

It's the last transmission
From a distant population
And I don't mean to scream and shout
But I haven't forgot them
It's a one-way ticket
To a dead-end destination
It's a hopeless scene
In a no-win situation

No I don't need your love
I've seen enough is enough
I've been there once too often
I've seen the good get tough

I've got two strong arms
And a fragile heart
I won't come to any harm
If you'll be there (waiting)

It's a cry for help
A last plea for your attention
Did you get the last message
Or do you need an explanation?
It was a two-way trip
It just happened in the wrong location
And a useless conclusion
I wish I'd never made this mistake

No I don't need your love
I've seen enough is enough
I've been there once too often
I've seen the good get tough

I've got two strong arms
And a fragile heart
I won't come to any harm
If you'll be there waiting

If you'll be there waiting
I won't come to any harm
If you'll be there waiting
Be there waiting
If you'll be there waiting
If you'll be there waiting

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from Upstream (Revisited), released September 1, 2023
Written, arranged, performed, recorded and mixed by Jason Allen. Made in Somerset, March to July 2023.

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Jason Allen England, UK

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Somerset, England. Jason has written and self-recorded multiple solo albums and EPs, the most recent of which (February 2024) is called Borrowing Power From The Mill.

More information can be found at www.jasonallen.co.uk ... more

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