acoustic - Daisy

from NAKED TRUTHS by John Hanlon

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My mother's name was Cheng Neo but she was known to most as Daisy.

My brother and I were with her every day in her final hours. During these long days and nights we discussed life and death and all the other mysteries we have no answers for. Mum really believed there was life after death. I'm not so sure but hope she was right. I just knew we were going to miss her immensely and we do. This was a hard song for me to write, but even harder to sing.

By the way, I never called her Daisy, she was only ever Mum to me and always will be.

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Daisy I don’t know
How much of this is true
Did we just imagine it — all that we went through?

Daisy I have tried to live without regret
And all the things that might have been
Might still happen yet

I still have dreams and so much time
And all so many mountains left
I still hope to climb
And though it seems you have to leave us now
Daisy go in peace, we’ll work it out somehow

Daisy I’m afraid
I don’t what to say
I wish that I could hold you close
And make it go away
Take all our love and the promises we’ll keep
Daisy spread your wings, fly away in sleep

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from NAKED TRUTHS, released August 8, 2021

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JOHN HANLON Auckland, New Zealand

Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, the son of a Chinese mother and New Zealander father of Swedish, Irish and Scottish extraction.
Raised variously New Zealand, Singapore and on an iron mine deep in the jungles of Malaya,
In the early 70’s, accidentally became a Pop Star in New Zealand.
In 1978 left the stage for a quieter, more private life
Now, nearly fifty years later, is back with a new album. ... more

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