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We were children of the fifties, we grew up with rock’n’roll
Learnt our music in the sixties with the Beatles and the Stones
Formed a band in Joey’s garage, had to keep the volume down
So we lined the walls with carpet, trying to muffle all the sound
The edges might be rough but we were good enough
For gigs in all the local bars
We were smalltown superstars, we were smalltown….
We were smalltown superstars, we were smalltown…superstars.
We made all the local papers, even Hot Press magazine
Always hoped we’d make a record but we never got a deal
The closest we could get were demos on cassette
We drove around just to hear them in our cars
We were smalltown superstars, we were smalltown….
We were smalltown superstars, we were smalltown…superstars.
Now my amp is in the attic, my guitars are on the wall
Joey’s son has got his drumkit, Terry never sings at all
I sometimes still pretend I’d do it all again
When I look up at my old guitars
We were smalltown superstars, we were smalltown….
We were smalltown superstars, we were smalltown…
Tune up, smalltown superstars, tune up, smalltown….
Tune up, smalltown superstars, tune up, smalltown…superstars.
credits
from An Irish Life,
released July 29, 2016
Tommy Keyes: keyboards, vocals
Dick Farrelly: guitars, bass
Gerard Farrelly: drums, percussion
Ellen O’Mahony, Carla Ryan: backing vocals
Written by Tommy Keyes
Produced by Dick Farrelly
Engineered by Michael Heffernan at Sun Studios, Temple Lane, Dublin 2
Assistant Engineer: Michael Brady
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