mark Seymour
Sylvia
 Versions
Commentary
Lyrics
Versions
| Version |
Length |
Source |
Availability |
Studio
 |
5:17 |
Mark Seymour Undertow album. |
Moderately common. Available new in CD and digital form. |
Recommended Version.
Commentary
From Mark's track by track guide to Undertow:
Sylvia came to live on the high side of town overlooking the
Pacific Ocean. The years unfolded and with the wealth and privilege came routine
and repetition.. She was fond of a drink. She got out.
Lyrics
Houses on the avenue
Where the eucalypts grow tall and strong
No one ever makes mistakes
Diaries are never wrong
Every brick and stone was paid for
They snared the killer ocean view
It doesn’t get much better than this
Time to join the chosen few
Sylvia was over it
She said it gets me where I live
There’s nothing here worth fighting for
And no one to forgive
Better ride on with no explanation
Ride on with no destination
She wont be back
Sylvia’s in black
Seven Margaritas
Enough to make a girl confess
Her life flashed by before her eyes
Frozen hours in that little black dress
On a cloudless night
In a white Suzuki with the soft top down
Someone said she was driving too fast
Burning rubber west of town
Better ride on with no explanation
Ride on with no destination
She wont be back
Sylvia’s in black
Ride on
Ride on
Better ride on with no expectation
Ride on with no destination
She wont be back
Sylvia’s in black
Better ride on with no explanation
Ride on with no destination
She wont be back
Sylvia’s in black
She wont be back
Sylvia’s in black
Ride on
Ride on
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