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Sherrie: The chords and melody 'arrived' on the acoustic guitar one Saturday morning and I was so excited I ran into the kitchen and played and sang it to Duke who was eating his cornflakes. I knew I had the germ of a great song...it was moving us both even before we'd discussed what the concept was going to be...I felt that it wanted to be about people you've loved and lost and the pain you can feel about it when you remember the good times you had that you can never have again. When we recorded it John made the middle section really tortured by adding some discords, which I loved.

Duke: The melody stirred memories of a great friend who was killed in a car crash. The Lost Boys are a loved and deeply missed part of your past. It can even be about your own childhood. Lots of people love this song and they've each got their own personal story that it fits. Our own  'Lost Boys' are people we played with in previous bands. By the spookiest of coincidences 'I believe in the next time' has come true. We are always being told that this song is special - and it's special to us that a song we wrote about people we loved can touch others so deeply too. That is what songwriting is all about.