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Don't Know Why

from Suburban Pastoral by Helen McCookerybook

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    14 track CD featuring the first songs I'd recorded for more than 20 years. Cover art by Ben Wilson, the chewing gum painter. Featuring guest appearances by Lester Square (Monochrome Set), Dan Whitehouse (vocals), Paul Davey (sax), Paul Taylor (trombone), John Eacott (trumpet), Tash Bryant (cello), Jon Bond (cello), Allan Bradbury (cello), Spence Brown (double bass), Anja Hagge (accordion), and BJ Cole (pedal steel guitar). Recorded by Tom Greenwood. design by Emerald Moseley, photo by Mike Slocombe.

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lyrics

Don't know why

Don't know why Im telling you that I love you
It's wise to hide the pain and cure it myself
It's my heart and know that it's hurting I know you
Would like to add another prize to the shelf

Down and down I've fallen so low
Im trying to hang on to my pride
It's slipping away it's going to go I can't hide

Don't know why Im telling you that I need you
You don't want to know how I feel about you
The world keeps turning like it was when I met you
It's only me it stopped for isn't that true?

Down and down I've fallen so low
I'm trying to hang on to my pride
It's slipping away it's going to go I can't hide

Far away in a distant life the past is laughing at me
Cut the tie and break the knife
All I want is to be free from this pain in my soul

Don't know why Im telling you that I want you
I saw the end before it even began
And even though my arms are aching to hold you
I'll disguise that pain the best that I can

Down and down I've fallen so low
Im trying to hang on to my pride
It's slipping away it's going to go I can't hide

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from Suburban Pastoral, released January 2, 2013
Guitar & Vocals: Helen

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Helen McCookerybook UK

Helen McCookerybook is an outstanding songwriter who's beginnings formed in the punk era, old associates The Monochrome Set/The Pirhanas her first band was The Chefs (John Peel fave) She later signed to RCA with her band The Horns and had a couple of minor hits
Helen took 20 years out to become a Mum and PHD, taking up her songwriting again in 2003. Suburban Pastoral was her 1st solo record. ... more

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