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No Such Thing As Flat Ground

by Billyana

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This song captures the adrenalin rush of cycling, when friends go out for a 'serious' fun ride, complete with hills and potholes. This song is dedicated to a friend Richard, who bought me a decent bike so he had someone to ride with. Richard Pank (Bigbird) died 10years ago, and I reckon we ride together each time the pedals turn. Pedal on ......

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NO SUCH THING AS FLAT GROUND
A Song For Bigbird

Aerofoil, rubber and toil
The road uncoils
It’s hard to believe you’re at the finish line first
I peddle out my troubles - and boil

The sun hangs low, the gears are grinding
On a mandolin wind
Puffing like a train, like there’s no tomorrow
We are riding again…like the wind

Head winds gust, no pain no gain
When will I reach ‘the wall’,
It’s hard to pretend, its running smooth,
With potholes all over the road

You’re riding away, spray off your tyres
Keep your rubber on the road
Wondering why…. I was out in the cold
While you rode on by

Refrain
Leave nothing on the road
Signs written in code
How far are we pumping today?
How far have we gone, how far have we climbed?
Am I falling - or actually flying?

Chorus 1
Like a feeling you get when there’s skin in the game
Life’s serious side – a pedal and chain
With so much to lose and so much to gain
Like falling in love ………again and again

Ahead of the pack, pushing up the hill,
No pain no gain
Flying down the mountain, fly across the flat
You were first to finish, it was over like that

Aerofoil, rubber and toil
The road uncoils
It’s hard to believe you’re at the finish line first
I peddle out my troubles and boil

There’s no such thing… as flat ground
There’s roundabouts and upside downs
………..Down memory lane

Bill Tatnell December 2021

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released February 1, 2022
Words and Music: Bill Tatnell (Billyana)
Guitars (acoustic and electric), Vocal, Keyboard: Bill Tatnell
Recorded at: Billyana home studio with final mix at Impromptu Studios Newcastle, Australia
Photo credit: D Roshier with artwork BT

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Billyana Newcastle, Australia

Music inspired by the desert, the coast, and its people.

Written and performed by Billyana on a range of stringed, wind and skin instruments.

Influences include: Ben Howard, Cohen, Knopfler, Young with some Spanish and Irish undertones. ... more

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