{"product_id":"wrong-place-wrong-time-paul-murphy-9798249127138","title":"Wrong Place; Wrong Time: - Lyrics \u0026 Poems -","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Wrong Place, Wrong Time'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Lyrics \u0026amp; Poems - \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhilst creating his epic, 300,000-word prose-novel \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"My Tale\" [A Ballad of Love]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Irish singer\/songwriter \u003cb\u003ePaul Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e additionally wrote a series of further songs during that time. In the recording sessions for that material, a file of lyrics to earlier songs, included 2 prose-works, never catalogued even as demo recordings, was discovered, and several of those were also given music. 29 of those titles are presented here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeverely disabled by a muscle-destroying auto-immune conditionaty this point, many of the lyrics deal with ruminations on life, and mistakes made during it ['\u003cb\u003eNot That Sorry (To Leave It All Behind)', 'Would Anybody Care', 'A Life In 2 Pages']\u003c\/b\u003e; as Paul wryly notes in the enclosed essay \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSapphire Tears On Soil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \"\u003ci\u003eI always seemed to be in the wrong place at\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe wrong time\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther subjects dragged under the spotlight of the caustic pen of this long-time social campaigner include Trump's America ['\u003cb\u003ePast The Point', 'Values '26', 'Sacrificial Lambs', \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e 'Have A Nice Day'\u003c\/b\u003e, a swingeing excoriation of the tactics of ICE\u003cb\u003e]; \u003c\/b\u003edomestic abuse ['\u003cb\u003eThe Illusion Of Love' 'Malevolent Torment (A Strong-Stemmed Rose)']; \u003c\/b\u003ebroken\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003erelationships\u003cb\u003e ['Mercury Kiss', 'Open Wounds Closed Exits']; \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eexperienced first-hand, the contemptuous attitudes of society, and charities, to the disabled \u003cb\u003e['Here To Help'].\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs ever, the mischievous humour is there, in 2 double-entendre blues numbers ['\u003cb\u003eMiss Glory's Latest Story' 'Fireman Blues'\u003c\/b\u003e, and several allegorical tales and 'mini-movies' were composed ['\u003cb\u003eThe Ballad of Old Luke Moore', 'The Demon's Lair']; \u003c\/b\u003ealso included is a re-written\/re-nuanced version of the epic 1994 song\u003cb\u003e 'Sadly; As A Storm', \u003c\/b\u003elooking at the two lovers therein from a distance of several decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection presents a stunning series of narrative works - thought-provoking, heartbreaking, humorous, angering, and inspiring - all the more remarkable for the circumstances of their creation ['\u003ci\u003eThese songs were written in 2 kinds of pen and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e28 kinds of pain\u003c\/i\u003e'].\u003cbr\u003e All told in the unmistakeable lyrical flair of a true master of cinematic poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e . - - x - - . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included as bonus material are reproductions of all the existing handwritten manuscripts, plus images taken from the last-ever online performance videos Paul made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e . - - x - - . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e A Life In 2 Pages \u003c\/b\u003e[clip] \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eI was born a cursed child\u003cbr\u003eBeneath a voodoo moon\u003cbr\u003eThree men left my mama, smiling\u003cbr\u003e\"See you soon\"\u003cbr\u003eShe looked into my basket\u003cbr\u003eShrugged \"Time to move on\"\u003cbr\u003eBy the hour the dawn broke\u003cbr\u003eShe'd already gone \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey took me to an orphanage\u003cbr\u003eOf waifs and strays\u003cbr\u003eGave me a 10-year calendar\u003cbr\u003eAnd laughed \"Mark off the days\"\u003cbr\u003eThe owners would call in\u003cbr\u003eEvery now and then\u003cbr\u003eAnd say to the older girls\u003cbr\u003e\"Come meet my friends\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI climbed over the wall\u003cbr\u003eOne corrugated night\u003cbr\u003eHeaded left\u003cbr\u003eLeaving prints indicating right\u003cbr\u003eWorked for food and warmth\u003cbr\u003eIn an all-night café\u003cbr\u003eWhere an old blues singer loaned me his guitar\u003cbr\u003eAnd said, \"Play...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e.....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249127138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Paul Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172504510719,"sku":"9798249127138","price":8.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wrong-place-wrong-time-paul-murphy-9798249127138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}