Christian Powlesland - Sam Lyrics

I met a man, he said his name was Sammy Boy
I met him leant against the bar
He said "I want to get as far from this place as I can"
I said "You're not getting very far"

He said "No son, just listen to your Sammy Boy
I'm gonna roam around the world"
I said "You won't find the world at the bottom of a glass, Sammy Boy"
But he said "No, they'll say"

Sam came to the city and he said hello
He said hello and then he goes
And I know it isn't easy but you have to know
That Sam will come and Sam will go

I said: "Sammy Boy I know you want to go far
But for the last twelve years you've been sat in the same bar"

Sam came to the city and he said hello
He said hello and then he goes

Now Sammy Boy was a favourite of the locals
He always had a story on his lips
But no one was sure that the stories he told were genuinely his

For stories need a level of experience
But Sammy's always slumped against the bar
There's only so many stories we'll believe old Sammy Boy
But he'll insist they say

Sam came to the city and he said hello
He said hello and then he goes
And I know it isn't easy but you have to know
That Sam will come and Sam will go

Old Sammy Boy it's clear you're only fooling yourself
How can you experience the world if you're sat on the shelf

Sam came to the city and he said hello
He said hello and then he goes

Well can't you recognise the lack of concentration
The growing frustration of everybody sitting round the room
We've heard this tune before
But don't mistake that as us asking you for more

It's really quite the opposite
Everybody's getting pretty tired of it
But Sammy, you're oblivious
To all of us

So I guess tonight is gonna be the same as every other night that's passed
Sammy, get another round in, we're here until the last

Sam came to the city and he said hello
He said hello and then he goes
And I know it isn't easy but you have to know
That Sam will come and Sam will go

And in twenty years time, Sam will still be there
Same old stories but greyer hair

Sam came to the city and he said hello
He said hello and then he goes