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a true story, apart from the pasta, which i cooked.

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flora

i saw you cross the square
and merge into the crowd
called out your name
but i didn’t shout too loud
you stared at the ground
with your hair disguised as blond
looking like you’d seen a ghost
well hey i was the one

you picked me up
like a ragged alley cat
dusted me down
and installed me in your flat
cooked me up some pasta
juiced me at the bars
fenced with my affections
till we went a bar too far

flora my only flora
i bet that you still haven’t guessed
the name of the rose i left you
when suddenly i ceased to be your guest

you were bored and restless
hungry for a change
i brightened up the colours
of your faded routine range
and so we hit the streets
of your boho neighbourhood
sharing magic moments
till the whiskey soured the mood

stumbling down gran vía
all the way i cried
later on the fateful night
i witnessed you decide
that you were fine
without a case like mine
and slipped into the crowd
with a guy who was six foot nine

flora my only flora
i bet that you still haven’t guessed
the name of the rose i left you
when suddenly i ceased to be your guest

we climbed the stairs behind a random door
and found the party we were looking for
with a cast of strangers and a mystery friend
that i stumbled on at the rainbow’s end

the theatre bar the cinema bar
the salsa bar the rock’n’roll bar
the whiskey bar the tequila bar
the piano bar was a bar too far

flora my only flora
i bet that you still haven’t guessed
the name of the rose i left you
when suddenly i ceased to be your guest
flora my lonely flora
suddenly i ceased to be your guest

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from stars of our lives, released April 28, 2023
Steve: voice, guitars, keyboards, bass, backing vocals
Roger Gascon: drums, backing vocals

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Steve Bruce Roberts Barcelona, Spain

anglo singer-songwriter living in sant boi, near barcelona.

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