Donovan’s Doorway
Inspired by Donovan’s Doorway – Latin Quarter
Written by Steve Wallis, October 2008
Dedicated to Gayle O’Donovan (Secretary of Manchester Green Party and Green Party prospective parliamentary candidate for Manchester Central, plus local election candidate for Hulme in 2010)
There was a lost soul singing at a swimming pool
But in Donovan’s Doorway, there’s a woman with a great smile
Who may keep him from playing the fool
Yes, in Donovan’s Doorway, there’s a woman with a great smile
Who doesn’t believe in following the rules
A campaign is calling; he can’t ignore their plight
Against deportations, he does fight
And he is attempting to unite black and white
And in Donovan’s Doorway, there’s a woman with a great smile
Who is also struggling against the far right
Yes, in Donovan’s Doorway, there’s a woman with a great smile
And it may have been love at first sight
Will he see her again when it is light?
Asking him out for a pint was a lovely suggestion
The odds are no longer against them making much progress
But the course of his lonely heart is in question
And in Donovan’s Doorway, there’s a woman with a great smile The second incarnation of the band Galaxia recorded the song at the Cutting Rooms recording studio in Manchester in October 2008. The recording can be downloaded in MP3 format.
She wondered what he’s looking for
Yes, in Donovan’s Doorway, there’s a woman with a great smile
And they may end up defying the law