A Man

A man of peace
A man who tried to lift the world’s nuclear pain
A man who was always dignified
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Countryside

A countryside so bleak
Yet so amazing and beautiful
A dacha by the side of a creek
Looks like a set in a musical


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All Alone

A Christmas to remember
Stuck in Sheremetyevo Airport
On the 25th December
And a bloody awful food court


An airport so quiet
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Nevsky Prospect

A boulevard of wonder and style
In the centre of a city of splendour
A street that will make you smile
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Russia

A country that holds my soul
So many memories of snow and cold
Sadly now a country out of control
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The Day I Left

Tanks at the Moscow White House
4th October nineteen ninety-three
So many people hurt or in a jailhouse
And all shown on TV


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Moscow in Winter

Troikas and snow
Moskva covered in ice
The lights of St Basil’s glow
Moscow in Winter hold you in a vice

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The Neva

The Neva calls my name daily
Its water flows in my soul
Missing it drives me crazy
And leaving it behind took a toll

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