Salamanca from GIFT by Alex Clayton
This was written on a napkin, some minutes after the featured rainshower in Salamanca. The vision of its gleaming Plaza Mayor is still vivid in my head every time I sing it!
Tracklist
| 2. | Salamanca | 2:36 |
Lyrics
Summer night’s rain in Salamanca,
Soaking my white silk shirt,
Summer night’s rain in Salamanca,
Washing away the dirt - and hurt you pushed me through
The paving stones gleam in Salamanca,
Brings out the city shine,
The paving stones gleam in Salamanca,
Reflecting that you were mine - all mine, for a short time
We had a thing in Salamanca,
Hearts singing every day,
We had a fling in Salamanca,
Now you’ve flung it away - to lay waste to our love
I should quit town,
I should move on,
I could romance anew
But when I roam
No heart means no home
What is this girl to do?
Still my heart clings to Salamanca,
I’m stuck to the place like glue,
Still my heart sings to Salamanca,
Though without you it’s blue - so blue - no you - so blue…
Instrumentals
I should quit town,
I should move on,
I could romance anew
But when I roam
No heart means no home
What is this girl to do?
Still my heart clings to Salamanca,
I’m stuck to the place like glue,
Still my heart clings to Salamanca,
Though without you it’s blue - so blue - no you - so blue…
©️ Alex CB 2018 updated 2025
Credits
Vocals: Alex Clayton
Guitar: Mike Knight
Bass: Mark Rose
Drums: Jason Reeve
Keys: Pete Billington
Engineered by Mark Rose at Rokit Studio
License
All rights reserved.
Young me, a fledgling backing singer, spectacularly failed an audition, erasing all self-belief. Decades later, performing again for 12-ish years, I arrive at my musical ‘re-flowering’.
Seven years of desire to record True North, as heard in my head, was the impetus for my first album - GIFT, also paying tribute to my hugely talented dad. It also celebrates our love of the American Songbook.