Jacqui from Speechless by Andy White

They’re burning the cars
in Shankill tonight
all the petrolheads are here
outside your house
they scorched the grass
and you turned to me
and you laughed about it

Jacqui
you could make a man
out of nothing at all
Jacqui
sets me free

Your family sits round the table tonight
I can feel my troubles slipping away
the waves are crashing on the beach down the road
and you turned to me
and you laughed about it

Jacqui
you could make a man
out of nothing at all
Jacqui
sets me free
she sets me free

Cos you’re the one
who could really help them
you know the t-shirt boys aren’t that tough
just they don’t know how to love themselves
and they’re all hooked up on alcohol and drugs

Jacqui
you could make a man
out of nothing at all
Jacqui
sets me free
she sets me free

I would have given you all of my loving
for now and the rest of your lives
I would have given you all of my loving
but if you want to be like the other ones
if you want to be like the other ones
it’s alright...

Jacqui says it’s alright
then she sets me free

• Belfast
• Folk
• Irish
• Singer-songwriter
• indie folk
• spoken-word
• Belfast