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Originally entitled Running Away, the lyrics were from a poem i wrote for a little magazine put out by Swinburne University in the 1970's. I was having a hard time working in the public service, studying part-time and playing in rock and roll bands, I really did want to run away from my frenetic life. i changed the title to Alpha jerk to coincide with the release of my second novel of the same name, which dealt with similar issues.
I publish the lyrics of the poem…the song has different lyrics, though the same sentiment

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RUNNING AWAY
1
Worked in a white-washed office

my blood snaked under the door,

I had nothing, but I wanted more,

I walked and talked with whom I should

and smiled and cried on cue,

I did what was expected and lived as I had too

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But each morning in the shaving mirror I watched myself decay

At night I hung my youth in a closet and the moths, ate it away.

2

Then one morning I put a gun to my head,

wanted to squeeze away my life time

Fall to earth brainless and dead,

But the bullet chamber was empty

and the safety catch was on,

outside a band played a tuneless march

and the dogs yapped on as one.

chorus

3

The first night of my journey found me

resting at an inn

there was cider in the travellers bar

and a singer playing mandolin

outside the weeping seas cried on that distant shore

and the singer sang his lonely song

till I couldn’t take it any more

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4

picked up my suit case

and I paid my meagre bill

crawled into a battered coat and I headed for a hill

but as my feet walked out the door

I heard the singer say

no matter how far you tried to run

you can never run away

chorus

credits

from Can't Live with You (Can't Live Without You), released November 11, 2000
Craig Horne vocal
Jeff Burstin acoustic and electric guitar
Wayne Duncan bass, backup vocals
Gary Young drums, backup vocals
Bruce Haymes Hammond organ and weirdness
Sam See slide guitar

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The Hornets Melbourne, Australia

The Hornets have been described by The Age Newspaper as Melbourne's best blues band. Featuring ARIA Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Jeff Burstin on guitar, Wayne Duncan on bass, together with ARIA winner Bruce Haymes on keyboards, Chris Tabon on drums and singer/song writer Craig Horne on guitar and vocals, the Hornets, with 6 acclaimed CD's to their name, have been buzzing for over 20 years. ... more

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