I am hearing this very much in the style of the clash but it could also be a country ballad.
Lyric is dealing with memories of youth, friends who never made it out of the 70's which I guess is why I am hearing it with the clash in mind.
Donny was a lost boy
Donny was a lad
He couldn’t find a way to settle down
Hard work and promises
Gave everything he had
Ended up bleedin on the ground
Well he wont come back
wont come back
He wont come back no more
He’s lost in those days
Long gone away and
He wont be coming back no more
Tony always said
He was gonna spread his wings
Life is so much better over there
The pleasure and the pain
Took his breath away
All he really wanted was fresh air
Well he wont come back
wont come back
He wont come back no more
He’s lost in those days
Long gone away and
He wont be coming back no more
Too late to cry
Too late to scream
Too late to share it with a friend
Never asked the question
Never asking why
Never saw the start before the end
Bobby made it to the river
Tried to cross alone
Not knowing what was on the other side
Empty hearts and hands
Left there on the sand
Hopes and dreams lost beneath the tide
Well he wont come back
wont come back
He wont come back no more
He’s lost in those days
Long gone away and
He wont be coming back no more
No they wont come back
wont come back
They wont come back no more
Lost in the days
that are long gone away and
they wont come back no more
@rayboneor Feb 2022
Great storytelling--and the words really roll off the tongue when you read this aloud. This would be great in the style of the Clash, but I'm hearing Shane MacGowan's voice here
@timfatchen Feb 2022
Hits hard. One tries to put away the loss and sadness but all time does is get you into the habit of living with it. The Clash? Perhaps, but also country/folk a la early Paul Simon.
@kahlo2013 Feb 2022
Oh this is chilling in its sadness - such a beautifully crafted lyric with such a poignant sentiment that tugs at the heart. Sigh.
@joetime Feb 2022
Really like these, I may take a stab at it later today :)
@wolfkier Feb 2022
great line, Never saw the start before the end.
Death is going somewhere else, leaving only a memory behind.
You gonna put music to this, there's hooks a plenty and plenty to think about...
@bradbrubaker Feb 2022
Three lives lost: one ground, one air, one sea. Cool structure. It sounded like Irish punk to me in my head.