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As I lie amongst the heather bed High above the ocean’s roar
Looking first through my own digital catalogue for songs with Time in them, I happened across this album and this song. I did a post on it back in March 2025. The next part is from the original post:
Max from PowerPop posted about this album in December of last year (read it here) and I immediately became intrigued. After listening to it on repeat at Spotify, I bought it used at discogs and was blessed enough to find the, “Limited Edition Deluxe Package” with six bonus tracks. I enjoyed flipping through the booklet, seeing the many photos of Meher Baba, who the album is dedicated to, and learning about the album and its songs.
I’m glad I revisited this song. American Songwritersays, “Pete doesn’t even appear on … ‘Forever’s No Time at All’.” This is confirmed in the album liner notes by Pete:
“The words of this were written by Mike McInnerny’s wife, Katie. Billy Nicholls sings and plays acoustic. Caleb Quaye plays everything else. Caleb appears courtesy of Dick James Music.”
On Pete’s website, there are more notes on the song. Since I couldn’t copy and paste them, I just took a pic of what Pete says:
Forever’s No Time At All (Track 3)
Written by: William Morris Nicholls, Kate Mc Innerney
And nothing sure is forever
When forever's no time at all
As I lie amongst the heather bed
High above the ocean's roar
I seem to hear my name being called
Yet who am I waiting for
And I love the lover who loves with
All the love he has and more
And now that the summer's ending
And your baby cries out to sea
I do feel that I am drowning
In the love that you're sending me
And now that the summer's ending
And your baby cries out to sea
I do feel that I am drowning
In the love that you're sending me
Jim Adams is the host of Song Lyric Sunday. This week Jim says find a song that mentions Time.
Thank you for the shoutout Lisa! I’m glad you took to this song and that album. Something about Pete is his solo albums don’t really sound like The Who…and as much as I love the Who…I’m glad they don’t. I’m also glad you enjoyed it…I was finding out also and yea it’s really good.
Max, are you surprised he had nothing to do with writing and performing this song? I know I am. I was thinking that’s some kickass acoustic guitar when I first heard it.
Thank you for the shoutout Lisa! I’m glad you took to this song and that album. Something about Pete is his solo albums don’t really sound like The Who…and as much as I love the Who…I’m glad they don’t. I’m also glad you enjoyed it…I was finding out also and yea it’s really good.
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You are welcome on the shoutout :)
Max, are you surprised he had nothing to do with writing and performing this song? I know I am. I was thinking that’s some kickass acoustic guitar when I first heard it.
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Yea it’s odd that he only wrote a few songs on that album…I like this regardless! But of course it wasn’t even meant to be released I don’t think.
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Thanks for introducing me to this Lisa, not heard it before it has quite a retro feel about it 🙌❤️
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