We soared over Lidl

James had put me onto Scott Lavene. His music is captivating. His lyrics are sublime. I finally got the chance to see him at the end of January and at the merch stand I bought a couple of trinkets and asked him to sign them 'To James'. I said I liked his songs. He said he liked my coat. Five minutes later walking through town to catch my bus a familiar voice shouted "Your card payment didn't go through!" I weighed him in and we chatted a while. We had our picture taken. He walked back to the venue. I walked to the bus stop. We'd had a moment. 

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Scott Lavene - A Bus in July (2025)

I was living with a Moroccan armed robber

And a crackhead lawyer from Finchley

I'd given up on booze and downers 

Given up on fag burns and cuts 

But the worst drug of all was love 

So I'd given that up too

And one day in July I was on a bus that was hotter than a Greek dogfight 

With a carrier bag full of custard

The bus stopped and she got on board 

Big eyes, big floppy hat

And as she walked up the aisle I felt something I hadn't felt for a while 

The only spare seat was the one next to mine 

She smelt of second hand books and newly washed hair 

She said 'Is that a bag of custard?' I said 'Yeah' 

She said 'It's hot in here, isn't it?' I said 'Yeah' 

She said 'You're a man of few words, aren't you?'

I said 'I just go a bit weird around beautiful women' 

And then our eyes met and we both started floating out of the door

Up, up and away over Boscombe 

For a while now I'd been determined not to fall in love

But as we soared over Lidl, I knew I was fucked 

We spent the night talking, cooling off in the river 

By the moonlight I could see tiny fish It was just turning midnight when we kissed 

And nine months later we had a baby 

And it was that baby that truly saved me

There's a sky that's full of lonely stars 

And an ocean filled with sunken hearts 

Then one day you can catch a bus 

And fall in love with someone new 

Fall in love just like I fell for you