Sorry Jimmy (not the cat, the Webb). This one was inspired by a random wander on the web, stumbling on the Glenn Campbell site, where the 10 gallon hat and rhinestones were in full glory - after all this time, still on the line and nothing much seems to have changed. But for other linemen - in the Telco, band 'management', fishing worlds - time does not stand still and it's easy to get passed by
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THE LINEMEN
I am a lineman for the local shire
Searching for the coming thunder storm
My job is just another to be privatised
I’m looking for a new line and new form, (out of form)
I am a lineman for the local band
The mirror and the razor are my tools
Running practised eyes over pretty fans
Making sure they know who makes the rules
And the Wichita Lineman is still there, online
The Wichita Lineman is still there, online
The Wichita Lineman doesn’t know that time
Passed him by, passed him by
I am a lineman on a tuna boat
We use the long lines of both kinds
Pointing our noses into the Great Bight wind
Looking for the silver streak in our minds
And the Wichita Lineman is still there, online
The Wichita Lineman is still there, online
The Wichita Lineman doesn’t know that time
Passed him by, passed him by
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