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6: Mayors of this Town

from 21 Songs in 21 Days by Jon Shaban

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Track 6 of a 21 song album written and recorded in 21 days during lockdown in South Africa because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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One day when I’m older and you ask what it’s all about
I’ll tell a bunch of stories of what seemed a simpler time
The streets were almost playgrounds and I’m well aware it might sound quite ridiculous but shit,
We were the mayors of this town
We’d circumvent our curfews and one of us would always lead the way
By executing our excuses in a subtly, well thought out impressive way

On an almost daily basis, we’d throw caution to the wind
And hardly anybody ever seemed to care
We’re ride our bicycles for hours without ever checking in and then come home with muddy clothes, torn jeans and matted hair
The sun was not as harsh then and the rain just never ever came around
Even nature understood we were the undisputed mayors of this town

The sun would never disappear for longer than a day
And when it did, we’d point out shapes within the clouds
Winter would decide that it could never show it’s face ‘cos none of us would ever bother inviting him around
None of us had money but we’d always find a way to work it out
We shared everything we owned including values and the dreams we were about

Year by year we lost our way
But friends we shall remain
Our dreams back then, they’re still the same
By mistake we took the longer way around
But we’re the mayors of this town

Stomachs full of laughter and a sparkle in our eyes
We’d live another day without an inch of fear
We would bury all our treasures as a secret in the ground and constantly forget about them all over the years
Trust me when I tell you that I really really hope they’re never found
As long as they stay buried then we still remain the mayors of this town

Year by year we lost our way
But friends we shall remain
Our dreams back then, they’re still the same
By mistake we took the longer way around
But we’re the mayors of this town

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from 21 Songs in 21 Days, track released April 1, 2020

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Jon Shaban Cape Town, South Africa

JON SHABAN IS A SINGER SONGWRITER BASED IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. SHORTLY AFTER QUITTING HIS JOB AND COMMITTING TO BEING A FULL-TIME ARTIST, JON LAUNCHED HIS FIRST ALBUM IN 2015 TITLED ‘FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE’ AND HAS SINCE TOURED RELENTLESSLY BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH HIS SOLO MATERIAL AND HIS BAND, THE SHABS. ... more

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