We are old, we are young,
We are in this together
Vagabonds and children
Prisoners forever
With pulses a-raging and
Eyes full of wonder
Kicking out behind us again
Out planting trees a few weeks ago, I had a portable speaker on my beltloop and streaming music on it. I hadn’t listened to Justin and Co. for a spell and decided it was time to remedy that omission via giving the album “Thunder and Consolation” a spin (if that’s what you call it when you stream music and not put a record on a turntable).
Talk about earworming… Vagabonds is one of those songs that easily to sing the chorus with the band on, once you know the lyrics (see above) and NMA have been firmly stuck in my head since.
I came to NMA late in the game.
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