On a Boulevard in St Germain

from NAKED TRUTHS by John Hanlon

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A song inspired by something I witnessed on a moonlight night on my very first visit to Paris.

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At the end of the day a Parisian café
A girl with a small tattoo
Slowly walking by a tear in her eye
Wonder what she’s going through?

Hear the children playing in the garden
An old guy bends to tie his shoes
There’s something he’s trying to remember
A memory he’s hoping not to lose

Another glass of wine I’ve got the time
Nothing that I need to do
Promises are made, people get afraid
All the things we must get done
Day falls into night all the pretty lights
On a boulevard in St Germain

Hear the children playing in the garden
An old guy bends to tie his shoes
There’s something he’s trying to remember
A memory he’s hoping not to lose

I’m thinking of when on a bridge across the Seine
There were lovers dancing in the street
Music in the night everything felt right
That’s when I found my feet
A moment of romance that happened quite by chance
Nothing too dramatic just a little touch of magic
On a Boulevard in St Germain

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from NAKED TRUTHS, released August 8, 2021
ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY BRUCE LYNCH

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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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