Esperanza (No Place Like Home)

from Humbug 23 by robb johnson

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I was lucky enough to be part of a project initiated by Shorehams's The Ropetackle Arts Centre, that ended up being called "Sons For Shoreham". This is one of the songs I wrote. It is about the woman who sells the Big Issue outside the Co-Op & at the Saturday Farmers Market. It was originally called "No Place Like Home", and it is a mix of real details (eg buying her baby nappies) & an attempt to talk in more general terms about people who end up here from elsewhere. Then I asked her her name, and she said her name was Esperanza.
Hope in English.

lyrics

ESPERANZA COMES FROM FAR AWAY, WOULDN’T YOU?
D F#m D F#m
SOMEWHERE IT’S NOT SAFE TO STAY, WOULDN’T YOU?
NOW SHE’S SELLING THE BIG ISSUE EVERY
G Gm
SATURDAY FARMERS MARKET
F#m Bm7
NO PLACE LIKE HOME NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Em7 A7+5 Dmaj7 Bm7 Em7 A7+5 Dmaj7 D

ESPERANZA LEFT THE BOMBS & GUNS, WOULDN’T YOU?
THE EARTHQUAKES & THE EXECUTIONS, WOULDN’T YOU?
NOW SHE’S SELLING THE BIG ISSUE EVERY….
G Gm
ESPERANZA ONLY SHRUGS HER SHOULDERS, WOULDN’T YOU?
WHEN I SAY I’VE NOT MUCH MONEY, WOULDN’T YOU?
ESPERANZA WON’T ACCEPT TWO POUND COINS, WOULDN’T YOU?
BUT COULD I BUY HER BABY NAPPIES, WOULDN’T YOU?
NOW SHE’S SELLING THE BIG ISSUE EVERY
SATURDAY FARMERS MARKET NO PLACE LIKE HOME

IF YOU COULD MAKE A HOME THAT’S SAFE – WOULDN’T YOU?
A HOME THAT’S SAFE FOR EVERYBODY – WOULDN’T YOU?
INSTEAD OF WASTING ALL THOSE BILLIONS
G Gm
ON BOMBS & GUNS
F#m Bm7 …. F#m Bm7
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

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from Humbug 23, released December 1, 2023

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