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- Story Listed as: True Life For Adults
- Theme: Action & Adventure
- Subject: Poems & Songs
- Published: 04/30/2019
Expats on the Run
Born 1954, M, from Cocoa Beach/FL, United StatesExpats on the Run
2012
Expats drink in island bars
Far away from home
Guided by the wind and stars
Free to drift and roam
Hometown trouble made them run
Each one with their story
Now their new life has begun
Natives say don’t worry
Through the islands expats roam
Looking for some fun
No place left to call their home
Expats on the run
Tourists arrive on Friday
Bringing stateside news
They leave too soon on Sunday
Nothing left to do
Mail boat comes on Wednesday
Bringing in supplies
Half the order is missing
Natives shrug and smile
Through the islands expats roam
Looking for some fun
No place left to call their home
Expats on the run
Empty beaches lose their charm
Under late night stars
Painful hearts drowned in rum
In lonely native bars
Island girls help for a night
But their smiles don’t last
Boyfriends show up with a knife
Time to set sail fast
Through the islands expats roam
Looking for some fun
No place left to call their home
Expats on the run
Expats on the Run(Gordon England)
Expats on the Run
2012
Expats drink in island bars
Far away from home
Guided by the wind and stars
Free to drift and roam
Hometown trouble made them run
Each one with their story
Now their new life has begun
Natives say don’t worry
Through the islands expats roam
Looking for some fun
No place left to call their home
Expats on the run
Tourists arrive on Friday
Bringing stateside news
They leave too soon on Sunday
Nothing left to do
Mail boat comes on Wednesday
Bringing in supplies
Half the order is missing
Natives shrug and smile
Through the islands expats roam
Looking for some fun
No place left to call their home
Expats on the run
Empty beaches lose their charm
Under late night stars
Painful hearts drowned in rum
In lonely native bars
Island girls help for a night
But their smiles don’t last
Boyfriends show up with a knife
Time to set sail fast
Through the islands expats roam
Looking for some fun
No place left to call their home
Expats on the run
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Kevin Hughes
04/30/2019Gordon,
I have met many ex-pats in my travels, and man, this is a tribute to them all.
Well done!
Smiles, Kevin
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