Ten Speed Bike

by Clare Siobhan

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if I had to, I'd walk
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Winner of the Toronto Songwriting School's Lockdown Songwriting Contest

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My baby’s got a ten-speed bike
Rides it anywhere he likes
Rides it anywhere still open
But he can’t be with me

My baby’s got a ten-speed bike
Rides it all around his city
Used to hold me, say I’m pretty
Now he can’t be with me

I’d take a train or plane or car or bus
He’s so far away, and I can’t go one more day
But still, I know the two of us
We make each other stronger, and it can’t go that much longer

My baby’s got to stay inside
“That’s the rules,” the people cry
My baby’s got to stay inside
And he can’t be with me

My baby’s got slow internet
So I can’t see him clearly yet
So we play Scrabble online instead
And he can’t be with me

I’d take a train or plane or car or bus
’Cause he’s so far away, and I can’t go one more day
But still, I know the two of us
We make each other stronger, and it won’t go that much longer

I’m trying hard to bridge the gap
Phone calls, letters and all that
But that’s just not where my heart’s at
When he can’t be with me

I wish I didn’t love him so
Even though my heart has grown
For right now, I feel so alone
When he can’t be with me
When he can’t be with me

But my baby’s got a ten-speed bike
Rides it anywhere he likes
Rides it anywhere still open
Rides it anywhere they let him
But he can’t be with –

Tell me it won’t go that much longer
Tell me it won’t go that much longer
Tell me it won’t go that much longer
Cause he can’t be with me

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released June 15, 2020
Music and Lyrics by Clare Maguire
Vocals, Keyboards, Ukulele, and Electronics by Clare Maguire
Production by Clare Maguire

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Clare Siobhan Montreal, Québec

say "shuh-VON" !
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singer-songwriter from truro, ns, in montreal now
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trying to keep things cozy, warm, and connected
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nurturing a fierce love for the maritimes, and alllll the people around me ... more

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