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Holiday in the Sun in 1991 (feat. Eli Hermit)

from Ken & Jean by Faithful Johannes

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lyrics

Took a holiday in the sun
In nineteen-ninety-one

We met them at the continental breakfast bar
Pineapple juice, croissant, small jams in jars
Ken took an adjacent table
Larger than life
Smelt coffee on his breath
Felt sorry for his wife
Announced his name
was Ludlow Strange
In a conspiratorial American accent
And that he was a well-known actor
On downtime
After filming with Jodie Foster
Waiting to shoot a fight scene with Kevin Costner
Shared anecdotes of Hollywood around the pool
The manager loved him
Put them in the penthouse suite
already had their picture framed above the lobby desk
Helped them to get the best of the best –
Tables at the front of booked up restaurants
Free rides around the town
For the legendary Ludlow
I could not believe it
Everywhere we’d go
They’re there ahead of us
Skipping queues and private viewings

It was a holiday in the sun
In nineteen-ninety-one
It was a holiday in the sun
In nineteen-ninety-one

He kept it up for about six days ‘til
Me and Hazel
Out for a Sangria in the afternoon
Last full day of our honeymoon
Clocked them out on high stools at a bar by the harbour
Recounting a tale of an elephant’s trunk swinging
Ken knocked their table
Glasses rolled and smashed
Bloody Mary and beer
All over his ridiculous linen suit
Soaking in and staining
He yelled something profane in
A Northern accent
We both cracked up
Went over to help ‘em
They’re Ken and Jean not Ludlow and Margo
We had a laugh
We hung out all night
Nearly missed our flight home

We had a holiday in the sun
In nineteen-ninety-one
We had a holiday in the sun
In nineteen-ninety-one
We had a holiday in the sun
In nineteen-ninety-one
We had a holiday in the sun
In nineteen-ninety-one

We kept in touch
By post and by phone
It was pre-internet for us
Though they had a dial up modem
Met once or twice a year
At the sea or by ‘falls
Fun times
Ken could be wild
But these things peter out
We had a daughter
And lost touch
Though Jean still writes at Christmas
We were shocked when we read that
She’d left him after almost three decades together
But not totally surprised
She said she could no longer see the real Ken
When she looked in his eyes
His daydreams and manias had taken him away from her
His daydreams and manias had taken him away from her
His daydreams and manias had taken him away

Our daughter shared the clip
But didn’t know about our trips
With the man in tears
We’ve still got our souvenirs

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from Ken & Jean, released September 10, 2021

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