David McComb - Song of No Return video free download

From the 1991 CD single "The Message", The Foundation Label TFL 11CD

This song is a lot stronger than the title track (IMHO) and, as with many of David's songs, quite poignant with hindsight. David McComb RIP.

I lived in a story I didn't believe

I didn't know how it ended

But I always thought I could leave

It took a long time

Took me through some strange turns

But like a fool I sang along

All down the song of no return,

Through the song of no return

I sang along

I heard the river say, "Young boy, you may dive deep in me,

I am cold, my banks are wide,

Hey you can swim the length of me"

I should have dipped my fingers in,

But I was young enough to think that I was strong.

Into the song of no return,

Against the song of no return,

I swam alone.

It was perfect at the moment just before it all went wrong

Buddy, never confuse your life with a country and western song,

Once you leave, you can't go home

And something stronger takes you where you wish you'd never gone,

Somewhere down the song of no return,

Deep in the song of no return,

And then beyond

We shared a bed above a shop,

Beneath the arms of a railway clock,

Wrote a song upon our sheets,

Sang it out up and down the streets,

And although my voice was cracked, I thought no voice could sing it back,

But I was wrong

All down the song of no return,

All down the song of no return,

I heard this song,

A million voices, all were worn,

A million voices, all were torn,

Still they sang on

Still they sang on...

(C) 1991 Words and Music by David McComb. I do not own the copyright for this music. As soon as it is available for legal download or purchase, I will remove this video.