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The Punter

by Candid Heist

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The fifth single from Candid Heist. The Punter is inspired by our experiences working in pubs and bars around Reading. Our last single of 2019, we want to say a huge thank you to anyone who has made this year so great for us. Bring on 2020 x

lyrics

It's always the same,
All the punters know his name,
He's at the bar day after day,
Fifties shouldn't be this way.

He flicks his fag into the rain,
From breathing out he does refrain,
All until he comes inside,
Exhales with wistful sigh.

He doesn't play for Calloway,
But he's always in the merch,
His Dunhill Reds pair nicely,
With his ale-driven thirst.

Country roads don't hold a fear,
He's ten pints down and don't live near,
Tarmac just to comfort him,
He doesn't know, doesn't feel a thing.

Give me more daylight,
Where'd the time go?
Where'd the time go?
Give me more daylight,
Where'd the time go?
Where'd the time go?

He's lost in thought while staring at
What the girls are wearing,
They scarper when they get a whiff
That he will soon be flirting.

Don't tell me another time
Your wife took all your money,
Spare me from your dated jokes,
I laugh but you aren't funny.

He tells me through half processed words,
When I was young I had no fear,
Then he leans in to a stranger,
Goes and hijacks both their ears.

He'll push on to the finish line,
The time to leave is closing time,
He's swerving as he walks the line,
He's home alone and watching Prime.

Give me more daylight,
Where'd the time go?
Where'd the time go?
Give me more daylight,
Where'd the time go?
Where'd the time go?

Two of us at the close,
He's showing photos on his phone,
Of everyone that he's known.
Telling me how they've all gone,
Now how it used to be,
Is forever on repeat.

Give me more daylight,
Where'd the time go?
Where'd the time go?
Give me more daylight,
Where'd the time go?
Where'd the time go?

credits

released November 29, 2019
Music by Candid Heist. Lyrics by Dan Wootton and Joe Bate. Recorded and produced by Jack Twiner at Pyramid Studios. Track artwork by Kitty Bate.

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Candid Heist Reading, UK

Four-piece indie-rock band from Reading. 6x played on BBC Introducing. Previously played Camden Assembly & BBC Introducing night at Purple Turtle. 5 singles on all streaming platforms now. Dan, Will, Joe and George x

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