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Back to the Old House

Billy Bragg
Track 17 on Brewing Up with Billy Bragg 

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Edward de Bono
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Back to the Old House Lyrics

I would rather not go back to the old house
I would rather not go back to the old house
Too many memories, bad memories
Too many memories there

When you cycled by, here begin all my dreams
The saddest thing I've ever seen
And you never knew how much I really liked you
'Cause I never even told you, I meant to

Are you still there?
Or have you, moved away
Or have you moved away?

I would love to go back to the old house
But I never will
I never will
I never will
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Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984)
Billy Bragg
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2006
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