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MY ROOTS ARE WHEELS II

My heaven is the highway, my home no fixed abode
I always follow rainbows and find my pots of gold.
Don’t expect me to remain as I haven’t got the time
The chains you use to hold me are only in your mind.

My home is the horizon my heart a step beyond
Dedication to St Christopher’s my one and only bond
It’s impossible to pin me down or make me a slave
The moment that I settle down will be when I’m in my grave

My roots are wheels you can’t chock them
My hopes are real you won’t dash them
My ties are wings you can’t clip them
My thoughts run free you won’t catch them

With a toothbrush and a suitcase and a wave goodbye
As I pass on again into yet another life
With the dawning of another day I’m in another place
And every time I smile it is to another face

With a sea blue sky and a sky blue sea
And hills and valleys and cities between
All the glory of the Earth unfolds before me
As I constantly change my view and my scene

My roots are wheels you can’t chock them …

So give up your jobs and put your houses up for sale
You’ll be as happy as I when you set out on the trail
Sever your connections and tie up all loose ends
And find an adventure around the next bend

Fly by night drive by day or sail with the sun
Just buy a one way ticket and your life has begun
Turn the golden key for an existence nomadic
Why keep your safe security when you can be erratic?

My roots are wheels you can’t chock them …

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from Terminal Burn​-​out or A Cryogenic Suicide?, released July 5, 2005

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Martoc Suffolk, UK

Inspired initially by the Channel Islands with a soupcon of mental illness (an enduring interest), Martoc has launched 8 solo singles (vinyl versions now collectors items) and 11 solo albums plus a group album 'Albatrocity' and the recent Arc Rocket duo. Coverage has included John Peel playing 'Navigator through Nowhere' off the debut album 'For Alien Ears', and 'Love is Dead'. ... more

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