The Big Issue

from The Oaks That Still Stand by Dave Carroll

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This song is dedicated to Big Issue vendors everywhere, as a tribute to Wayne Lee Busst and Ian Watson-Gladwish, both tragically stabbed to death on a Birmingham street in 2013.

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Chorus (the street call as used by Wayne):

"The sun is out, the sky is blue,
so come and buy the Big Issue"

The sky is blue, the sun is out
Being kind to people is what it’s all about
The sun is out, the sky is blue
Caring about each other is the Big Issue

Ian and Wayne on a Birmingham street
Selling their good news ; struggling to make ends meet
Two honest guys trying to earn enough to live
Innocent victims with a whole lotta love to give

They’re singing “The sky is blue …” etc

The double-dip depression makes the national news
Bankers cream off millions while children have no shoes
But in every town and city in this pleasant land
There’s a vendor on the corner holding good news in her hand

She’s singing “The sky is blue…” etc

People of Brum, where this story comes from
Laid flowers on the pavement with sadness overcome
But the candles will still burn as the city buses turn
And daily acts of kindness will go on and on, as long as

The sky is blue, the sun is out……etc

So come and get your copy of the B - - I - - - -

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from The Oaks That Still Stand, released December 12, 2016

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Dave Carroll England, UK

Dave Carroll is a composer and singer-songwriter with wide experience in Classical, Rock and Folk music. Well known in Birmingham’s vibrant rock scene of the 1970s he was for many years a resident guitarist with The Royal Shakespeare Company, later co-founded the alternative folk trio 'Soundboard' and now composes, collaborates and occasionally performs in a little mountain town in Canada. ... more

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