THE SPIRITS OF HYDE PARK

by Peter Daltrey

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From the forthcoming album: The Leopard and the Lamb

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Flying paper planes through the skies above the park

Waiting for the deep romantic dark

The Bayswater Road and the traffic in Park Lane

We ran beneath the trees to escape the summer rain

We did our courting, enjoyed our pauper lunch

We knew we held the future in our hands

We threw a coin into the silver Serpentine

Allowed our dreams to fashion all our plans

We are the spirits of Hyde Park

And we will stay the constant young

Destined to walk these paths forever

We are the spirits of Hyde Park

And we composed for you this song

These last remains: Our London love letter

We returned today and found all our bridges burned

We saw the decades in ashes on the ground

Everything was white even in the darkest night

Our memories were all that we found

The Royal Albert Hall: Like a giant bejewelled tortoise

It was crawling down the road to Kensington

The echoes of music suspended in the trees

Ahh – nostalgia a welcome disease

We are the spirits of Hyde Park

And we will stay the constant young

Destined to walk these paths forever

We are the spirits of Hyde Park

And we composed for you this song

These last remains: Our London love letter

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When my girlfriend and I were courting in London in 1967 we used to spend many days walking through the city`s beautiful parks. We had no money so would just buy a bag of crisps and a piece of cheese for our pauper`s lunch. We would then walk to Kensington passed the Royal Albert Hall. We would browse in Biba`s in Kensington Church Street and be dazzled by the prices.

We occasionally have a day in London from our home in the country and always return to the parks and enjoy the nostalgia and memories of that innocent time so long ago.

We are the spirits of Hyde Park.....

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released April 7, 2022
WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY PETER DALTREY

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