Passenger

Released: April 19, 2015

Songwriter: Passenger

I met him outside a hostel door
He said I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours
I know you think it's shifty for a man in his fifties
To be sleeping in a hostel dorm
But I used to be a welder by trade
Used to work by the water where the ships get made
But no ship yard will take me now
Hands are too shaky now
And I've spend all my money before I get paid

And I said: David, don't you think it's strange
While you were in your dark room
How the world went and changed
Looking in your eyes, I think you know
That David, we lost you, lost you a long time ago

Ohh-oh, Oh-oh
Ohh-oh, Oh-oh
Ohh-oh, Oh-oh

He leans his head against the hostel wall
Said I have an ex-wife that doesn't hear me
And a kid that doesn't call
And every month I'm caught short
With my fucking child support
And the court says that I'm reckless and irresponsible
Cause it was never part of the plan
To be a middle aged man
To be sat outside a hostel, shaking strangers hands
But I've drunk away my wealth
I'm a picture of bad health
And I'm a shadow of a shadow of a former self

And I said: David, don't you think it's strange
For years you were walking and how the world went and changed
I hear it in your voice
I think you know
That David we lost you, lost you a long time ago

Ohh-oh, Oh-oh
Ohh-oh, Oh-oh
Ohh-oh, Oh-oh

And Ohh-oh, Oh-oh
Ohh-oh, Oh-oh
Ohh-oh, Oh-oh

I said David, don't you think that it's strange
While you where sleeping
How the world went and changed
Looking in your eyes
I think you know
David, we lost you
We lost you a long time ago

Passenger aka Mike Rosenberg is a multi award winning, platinum selling singer-songwriter from Brighton, UK. His career so far has spanned over a decade and taken him on a journey that has seen him travel multiple times around the globe playing street corners to stadiums and headlining some of the most iconic venues and stages. He is most psynonomous with the hugely successful song ‘Let Her Go’ that has been viewed on You Tube over 2 billion times, is approaching 1 billion streams on Spotify and has reached number 1 in 19 x countries. This is however only one side of Passenger and there is an incredible body of work behind the humble troubadour. The latest album is his 13th studio album in 12 x years. Recorded at the iconic Abbey Rd studios and Mike’s own studio in Brighton, it sees him record with a string quartet for the first time and is a beautiful and resonate testament to his time on the streets of Britain.

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