’Land Beyond Black and White’ by John Haydock.

Written, performed and produced by John Haydock. For those that like Dire Straits, Chris Rea, maybe a little Waterboys too.... Dedicated to the late photographer Ernest Cole. LYRICS: Well the sun goes down on this tenement town Darkness on the face of the deep Shadows crawl to the water’s edge Down where the willows weep You’ve been too long in exile Too far from the things that you love Too long in the house of bondage That you had to learn to rise above They say that you were lost and found In a land that was black and white And you railed against the order Of the dark oncoming night Nothing escaped your camera eye That took everything it saw And held it up as evidence In a world so cold and raw Out on the border Spirits on the water Dancing with your soul tonight Talking with the angels Moving deep and graceful Shining with a brilliant light Ain’t nobody here can tell you what is wrong or what is rig
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