This Could Be the Day Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 34 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on November 20, 2024. He first performed it at Onkel Pö on February 17, 1985, 39 years and 9 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
I Often Dream of Trains Robyn Hitchcock Midnight Music Album 1984
The Man Who Invented Himself Robyn Hitchcock United Records Compilation 1986
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
I Often Dream of Trains in New York Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2009
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Onkel Pö Robyn Hitchcock Hamburg Germany 02/17/1985
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/21/1985
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/26/1990
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/01/1994
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/13/1997
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/16/1997
Notting Hill Arts Club Up Arrow Hill London England UK 12/12/2001
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 04/21/2002
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 04/23/2002
KCRW Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 04/26/2002
Amoeba Records Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/27/2002
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/27/2002
The Horseshoe Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 07/24/2002
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 01/24/2008
Phoenix Robyn Hitchcock Exeter England UK 01/25/2008
Rescue Rooms Robyn Hitchcock Nottingham England UK 01/27/2008
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/29/2008
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/13/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/19/2008
Somerville Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/21/2008
Symphony Space Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/22/2008
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 05/31/2014
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 06/05/2016
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 02/28/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 10/21/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 10/23/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 01/20/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock, Morris Windsor & Terry Edwards London England UK 06/18/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/02/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/10/2021
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 08/17/2022
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 11/20/2024

Lyrics

This could be the day I've waited for all my life
And it's comin' true
This could be the day I've waited for all my life
And it looks like you
Bells of fire hissing through the dark and tropical night
Thrown by Nubian slaves

This could be the night I've waited for all my frumpy little life
This could be the night I cut a malignant growth with a steel knife
Tongues of fire hissing through the dark and tropical night
Thrown by Nubian slaves

This could be the train I've waited for all my life
Coming 'round the bend
This could be the chain that fettered me all my life
Coming to an end
I always bowed and curtsied, I held the candle high
And I blessed your valuable feet as they went by
Tongues of fire hissing through the dark and tropical night
Thrown by Nubian slaves

<Alternates>
Bells of fire ringing through the dark and tropical night    9a
Tongues of fire ringing through the dark inflatable night   17a