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Lyrics – Marc Diamond

The title of this song arose from a line in Jimmy Hendrix’s version of “All Along the Watchtower”.
(Bob Dylan didn’t use the adjective in the original recording). This was my last collaboration with Marc Diamond.
The lyrics are characteristic of his keen and satiric observations of the human condition.

Premiered at Song Room 2, June 18, 2005, Tom Cone's residence, Vancouver.
Performed by composer playing 11 string fretless guitar. Recording of concert at
Vancouver East Cultural Centre May 29, 2006 available here. |W|

I n X t h e X C o l d X D i s t a n c e

On the last day of the world I was trying to meet this girl On the last day of the world On the last day of the world Saw her looking at the sky Yeah it made me want to try On the last day of the world On the last day of the world Main Street is pain street When you're looking for the clues Yeah your face is on the sidewalk And you're dying to read the news Still she’s staring at the sky And you’ve got to wonder why On the last day of the world On the last day of the world Never mind the war, she said Take me to a store, she said I want new shoes, a big soft bed Forget about the war she said

Nano tech nano love Do it to me Joe Don't care about your feelings Don't even want to know Now she’s screaming at the sky Yeah it makes you want to die On the last day of the world On the last day of the world So we’ll go no more a-roving By the light of the moon Out of gas out of luck Out of love out of room And she’s running towards the sky And she didn’t say goodbye On the last day of the world Yeah the last day of the world On the last day of the world I was trying to meet this girl On the last day of the world On the last day of the world