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1.
I DREAMED OF A MAN Well I dreamed of a man, wearing leather pants and Cuban heels Yes I dreamed of a man - was the man I should have been And I dreamed of a man, walked like he knew the way ahead Yes I dreamed of a man, was the man I should have been It took me back a long way to feel like this So many things I wanted to tell you All of these words I held inside my heart I dreamed of a man Never weak but always strong I dreamed of a man, was the man I should have been I dreamed of a man, never hurt the ones he loved I dreamed of a man, was the man I should have been It took me back a long way to feel like this So many things I wanted to tell you All of this fear I held inside my life Well I dreamed of a man, who could walk out and leave you Yes I dreamed of a man, was the man I could have been And I dreamed of a man, who could leave you laughing Yes I dreamed of a man, was the man I should have been It took me back a long way to feel like this So many times I wanted to tell you All of this fear I held inside my life I dreamed of a man I dreamed [live ending] It was that man over there.. getting the hell out of here!! That was the man, that was the man, that was the man I dreamed of.
2.
Storm 03:25
STORM (I.M. Mark Halliday) Take a look outside – see how hard the wind is blowing Take a look around – can’t you see where this is going A storm is coming, a storm is blowing up A storm is coming over, better tie down what you want to keep Just another year – you can never tell what’s coming Just another spring – you can never tell what’s growing A storm is coming, a storm is blowing up A storm is coming through, better batten down the hatches Oh And if you are at sea – any port will have to do you Put a reef in, turn your collar to the wind And run for cover, run for shelt-e-er… If you are at home – pray that you are in a building That is safe and strong – one that can withstand the flooding A storm is coming, a storm is blowing up When the rain falls like a judgment, when the wind howls like a verdict Better tie down everything you love Better hope your house is strong enough… Strong enough for the storm.
3.
Q Blues 05:19
Q(oheleth) Blues Back when I was 21 I was trying to keep it in
 You were spreading it around
 who was lost and who was found?
 I stayed back home with my soul
 you went off to see the world What got kept and what got tossed? Who was found and who was lost?
 Youth is wasted on the young
 
Wisdom’s wasted on the old And when all is said and done
 Feel’s like we’ve been bought and sold Wisdom’s wasted on the old I was strong but now I’m wise
 Youth is wasted on the young
 That’s the story of my life 
 Back when I was seventeen
 I was tight and hard and lean
 Could have stayed out every night 
But my soul was too polite Scared of what my head would say
 I hid my desires away Now forget what Leonard said
 I’m aching but I’ve hardly played
 Youth is wasted on the young
 
Wisdom’s wasted on the old And when all is said and done
 Feel’s like we’ve been bought and sold Wisdom’s wasted on the old I was strong but now I’m wise
 Youth is wasted on the young
 That’s the story of my life 
 
I know this is so romantic
 So pathetic so pedantic
 So predictable and yes Tell me to get right over myself I know this is all self-pity 
Just because I’m sitting pretty And you think that I am messing
 Soon I’ll start to count all of my blessings Youth is wasted on the young
 
Wisdom’s wasted on the old And when all is said and done
 Feel’s like we’ve been bought and sold Wisdom’s wasted on the old I was strong but now I’m wise
 Youth is wasted on the young
 That’s the story of my life 
 OUTRO Is this all just vanity 
and Running down the wind
 Is this all just vanity 
and Running down the wind
 We picked an argument with time 
we were never going to win Pick an argument with time you’re never ever going to win
4.
That night the snow fell That night the snow fell It Left everything so bright and so beautiful Took the edge off every sound Closed things down and left the town so still That night the snow fell I was hushed and reverent
 Held in a reverie You came back again to me
 A winter dream
 Your body wrapped in memories The night the snow fell It Came down through a windless sky Such gentle verticals Covered everything in sight
 Changed the light
 It was such a simple fix CHORUS I dreamed you here again 
Your footsteps first to break the snow and mark a path I dreamed you here again 
Your footsteps first to break and mark a path That night the snow fell
 We ran out into the street 
like little kids again
 Then you kissed me there below The golden glow
 Of streetlights in the snow The night the snow fell It fell for hours then it stopped The clouds moved on again Gave the stars their chance to shine A million times
 You know I felt so good with you CHORUS Across those frozen streets The whole world stopped and held its breath 
until you slept Beneath those winter stars The whole earth held its breath until you slept That night the snow fell
 That night the snow fell
 That night the snow fell
5.
NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD LEAVE Never thought you would make - Such a mess out of me Never thought you would leave - Such a hard memory Never thought you would take - Things that you didn’t need Never thought you would leave, Never Thought You Would Leave I’m watching somebody dance Watching Somebody Dance Watching Somebody Dance But she’s not you I remember it well You were looking so good With the laces undone - On those famous black boots Just the set of your hips - Just the red of your lips – All the things that I miss, All the things that I miss I’m watching somebody dance Watching Somebody Dance Watching Somebody Dance But she’s not you MIDDLE You’re gone and I miss you bad You’re gone and I want you back you’re gone and my days are long Now you’re gone and my nights are all wrong But I remember a night - When our hearts were so young There was nothing to fear - Nothing bad going to come you got out of the car - Left the radio on Laughing under the stars - Dancing slow on your own I’m watching somebody dance How she’s moving her hands All she’s trying to prove Is that she isn’t you I’m watching somebody dance I should give this a chance But I can’t shake these blues And she’ll never be you. Never thought you would make - Such a mess out of me Never thought you would leave - Such a hard memory Never thought you would take Things that you didn’t need Never thought you would leave, Never Thought You Would Leave
6.
MORE TO LIFE Well I parked outside the old Gospel Hall Struck a match, lit a cigarette leaned against the wall I took my time with those fading signs took a breath, took a drag to clear my mind and they were not, strictly my kind but I knew – knew how it felt to be inside knew how it felt, to be so young to be so young, not to know what’s going on CHORUS Oh the threat of death – and the gift of life that you advertise, you advertise but there is more - more to life than this I realise I realise And the one sign read, better be prepared be prepared to meet your God was all it said then a few old men came out that way
 got in their expensive car and drove away the threat of death – and the gift of life you advertise, you advertise but there is more - more to love than this I realise I realise How is it - this same old shit can reach inside, into your chest + make it tight can make you feel, like a child again can make you feel the same old threat the same old shame the threat of death – and the gift of life you advertise, you advertise but there is more - more to faith than this I realise I realise – than the threat of death – and the gift of life that you advertise, you advertise but there is more - more to life than this I realise I realise
7.
WHEN MY SHIP COMES IN (for Brent + Melisa) When my ship comes sailing in white sails blowing in the wind I will see it from the shore I will know what I was waiting for Something wild enough to want something strong enough to trust something deep enough to love something free enough to follow after when the tide turns round to flow As the moon pulls long and slow I will find you by that light I will hold you through the longest night its.. Something wild enough to want something strong enough to trust something deep enough to love something free enough to follow after When my life gets put to test And my soul cant find its rest Suffer me o suffer me not at last to fall away from Thee Something wild enough to want something strong enough to trust something deep enough to love something free enough to follow after
8.
All the other people are all the other people happier than us are all the other people happier than us are all the other people - are all those people happier than us are all the other people more beautiful than us are all the other people more beautiful than us are all the other people more beautiful and happier than us one day I’ll learn I’ll learn to step away I’ll learn to care less and compare less what they say One day I’ll learn I’ll know as I am known look in the mirror then and recognise my own face look in the mirror then and recognise my own face Are all those bright believers – more sure of what they know? Are all those strong believers – more sure of where to go? Are all those firm disciples – more sure of how to find the right way home? Are all those high achievers – more sure of what they have? Are all those great succeeders – more sure of who they are? Are all those high achievers, more sure of what they have and who they are? One day I’ll learn - I’ll know to step away I’ll learn to care less and compare less – One day I’ll learn – I’ll know as I am known Look in the mirror then and recognise my own face Are all the other people happier than us? (2) Are all those other people, more beautiful and happier than us…
9.
Your Face 02:35
Your face x4 Its the law and the prophets Its a scripture to me Its the Torah Its the Word its the Word Don’t hurt me Don’t lose me Don’t hate me Don’t use me Your face x4 Bright like Moses Shines like St Stephen Laugh like Mother Mary And you cry like the Magdalene Don’t hurt me Don’t taunt me Don’t watch me Don’t want me Your face x 4 Seen it sleeping Felt it breathing Seen it weeping Watched it falling Don’t bruise me Don’t break me Don’t wound me Don’t kill me - kill me

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This album has taken a good bit longer to finish due to the COVID pandemic. I am grateful to my Crowdfunders for believing in me and giving me the confidence and the cash to go ahead.

The album is an eclectic mix of songs, some very old, others brand new. After a very autobiographical second album with a very definite theme, these songs represent a looser weaving together of memories, dream images and fictive elements exploring love, longing, faith and loss.

I owe a huge debt to Steve for his patience and care, imagination and belief in the project. I enjoyed every minute of this and I hope you like the end result.

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released March 7, 2023

Album recorded in Durisdeer by Steve Butler

Produced by Steve Butler

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Doug Gay Glasgow, UK

Doug was part of Calvin's Dream in the 1990s, who released the album 'Fanatical' on Sticky Music in 1995. Since 2005, he has taught theology at Glasgow University.
He released the album 'Life After Death' in 2018.
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