Handwritten draft lyrics in blue ballpoint and black ink by Phil Collins for the 1981 Genesis song ‘Me and Virgil,’ headed with the working title ‘Chunky’ and marked as “Master,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, unsigned. The lyrics, in part: “So years they’d come, years they’d pass / (our) sister got married, moved out west / I stayed with ma, I couldn’t desert her / I knew it would hurt her to be alone / We all pulled tighter and we all would try to make it easy & keep a smile / but as the night came… / I couldn’t sleep, just to think of her.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Collins wrote the song 'Me and Virgil' in the form of a story and has since deemed the song 'a dog,' citing it as one of his worst pieces of writing. According to Collins, the group was trying to do something similar to the work of The Band, but 'we couldn't.'
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