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Midsummer Daydream

from Upstream (Revisited) by Jason Allen

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"This song was one of the quickest I ever wrote; I started working on it one spring evening in 2002, and the recording was finished the next day. It appeared on both the Made In Somerset EP and Upstream. This revisited version is pretty faithful to the original. The lyrics were inspired by a long-lost relationship from my days of youth. I haven't seen her since."

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MIDSUMMER DAYDREAM

Meet me in the morning
By the sycamore tree
There's an island in the river
We can make it by three
You can bring the food
I will fetch the wine
We'll try our luck at fishing
If we need to kill time

Who cares about the weather?
The sun will always shine
On my summer made in heaven
A daydream of mine

Keep me in, kick me out
But I don't scream and shout
Reel me in, count me out
But I can't do without
Clue me in-clude me out
There's a lot of it about

It was love at second sight
We watched the sun go down
You were in the countryside
And I was from the town
We were in it both together
We were up to our necks
But I left for rock 'n' roll
Forgot the drugs and the sex

Who cares about the others?
The sun will always shine
It's a summer made in heaven
This daydream is mine

Keep me in, kick me out
But I don't scream and shout
Reel me in, count me out
But I can't do without
Clue me in-clude me out
There's a lot of it about

Now the years have come between us
But you're still in my thoughts
You were all I ever needed
I was all you ever bought
I was Mr No-one
You were Mrs Cool
You were made to feel so special
I was made to feel a fool

Who cares about the outcome?
The sun will always shine
On my summer made in heaven
This daydream of mine

Keep me in, kick me out
But I don't scream and shout
Reel me in, count me out
But I can't do without
Clue me in-clude me out
There's a lot of it about

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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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