{"id":308,"date":"2025-03-08T06:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T06:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shegasoline.org\/?page_id=308"},"modified":"2025-04-01T07:06:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T07:06:59","slug":"songs-from-the-cliff-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shegasoline.org\/?page_id=308","title":{"rendered":"SONGS FROM THE CLIFF – LYRICS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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SWIRLING LEAVES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When I saw the leaves swirling around<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the park of St. George’s Town<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone said it’s a sign of trouble, watch out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone said it’s a sign of trouble<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I had a girl for one more day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would travel down to St. Bay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put me on that painful road<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Lord, put me on the road to St. Bay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If I had one more bullet to shoot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would look for that evil jerk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put a gun into his mouth,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put it in, put a gun into his mouth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If I had just one more meal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would go for the Brussels grill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have ribs and a blond beer, dear Lord<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have ribs and a blond beer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I had one more cigarette<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would smoke it with my dear dad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell him about those swirling leaves I saw<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell him about those swirling leaves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I could listen to just one more song<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to hear Sen\u00f3r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The one sung by Dave Rawlings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then you could start throwing dirt on me<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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THE LAST ROCKET<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Open the backdoor of the rocket<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And attach the loading ramp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a selection from the planet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Load it in and put the clamp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put in a bucket of water<\/p>\n\n\n\n

from the mountain creek,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put animals and herbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put raw honey and milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last phase of the procedure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just before you lock it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure there\u2019s no human<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the last rocket<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/main>\n\n\n\n

SUGAR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Early morning, you get up like a bird<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you\u2019ve got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long distance is getting close<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tiny coat can keep you warm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dirty words won’t reach your heart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up a hill you’re easy going<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down the hill you don’t feel fear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re cruisin’ with a heavy load<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stable confidence is always around<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But one day an old pipe burst<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all the water’s gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broken vehicle lies dead on the road<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, the time has come<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old tanker disappeared in the sea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all the fuel\u2019s lost<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vile wind blew straight in your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all the sugar’s gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

SISTER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sister, where are you going in those cowboy boots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can’t focus on your feet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and you’re swinging like a tree without roots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s sad to see your beauty so misused<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your lover and your owner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

he\u2019s a fault that we’ve produced<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All your brothers are staring straight to the floor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all the sisters already walked out the door<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some faces you see once but remember for the rest of your life<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like a girl with cowboy boots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tryin’ to walk a straight line<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All your brothers are staring straight to the floor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all the sisters already walked out the door<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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POVERTY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To hell with poverty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constant lack of everything<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You start to worry with the first daylight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worries wake you up in the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The calendar looks cruel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you look like a fool<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flour is low<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cow is weak<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vouchers won’t come before the next week<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You try hard to reach the shore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While uniforms knock at your door<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you drink the cheapest beer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To overcome your fear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope that day is somewhere on a way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hallelujah, waiting for a long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll pack my sack and sail away<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hare Krishna Hare Rama, long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus I\u2019ve been waiting for a long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the poor man died on his last ride<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019ve found him huddled by the river side<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cause being poor is hard for any father<\/p>\n\n\n\n

who needs to feed his children and their mother<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s the same old beast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South, west, north and east<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope that day is somewhere on a way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hallelujah, waiting for a long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll pack my sack and sail away<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hare Krishna Hare Rama, long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus I\u2019ve been waiting for a long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A FIELD OF ROSES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Last night I dreamed a field of roses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night I dreamed you got it all<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were riding healthy horses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While policemen were waving from their cars<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I could forget those years of coldness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we could spend the time that\u2019s left in honesty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promise me you’ll never go astray again<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I’ll do my best to believe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I prayed the 15 prayers of St. Bridget<\/p>\n\n\n\n

365 days in a row<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And last night I dreamed a field of roses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night I dreamed you got it all<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I could forget those years of coldness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we could spend the time that\u2019s left in honesty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promise me you’ll never go astray again<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I’ll do my best to believe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

IN THE END<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It’s one of those phases<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when history comes to collect the debts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s time to find out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

who of all the prophets was the most accurate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the end, in the end<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver\u2019s trying to keep to the line<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crowd is scared<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the conductor got high<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As your lovely face<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and warm embrace take me far away<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the end, in the end<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though I\u2019ve never seen darker clouds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

just as long as you\u2019re in my arms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll be alright<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As long as you’re in your arms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alright, as long as you’re in your arms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The backpack with food for final days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

is running out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the water is almost gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now we understand that love and hate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

are all that\u2019s left today<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, in the end<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Though I\u2019ve never felt stronger winds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

just as long as I’m in my hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll be alright<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As long as I’m  in my hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alright, as long as I\u2019m in your hand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LONG RIVERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Long rivers, long rivers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

they will never tell a word<\/p>\n\n\n\n

about a heavy load they’ve been dragging<\/p>\n\n\n\n

to the other side of the world<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long rivers, long rivers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They won’t tell a word<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About broken hearts, broken dreams,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

heavy drinking, shedding tears<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and heavy thoughts on the way to the last bridge…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They won’t tell…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long rivers, long rivers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

they can swallow anything<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wash off all kinds of suffering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and spit it out in a distant sea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long rivers, long rivers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They won’t tell a word<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About broken hearts, broken dreams,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

heavy drinking, shedding tears<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and heavy thoughts on the way to the last bridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long rivers, long rivers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They won’t tell a word<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the wicked world<\/p>\n\n\n\n

that was too cold to calm them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and did nothing to stop them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

on their way to the last bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

ROW, ROW, ROW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Come on, sugar, pack it up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s all over here and the boat\u2019s already in the dock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019ve been fooling us for 4 years in a row<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I hear that whistle blow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now we\u2019re off that land<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and we row, row, row against the waves of poverty and woe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we were sailing all wet and cold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

new faces came on board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I can\u2019t get rid of the feeling that I\u2019ve seen them somewhere before<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m afraid to give myself a chance to hope and believe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Cause I haven\u2019t see them rowing  with me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Row, row, row against the waves of poverty and woe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come on, sugar, pick your town<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell your mother and your father that we won\u2019t be around<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve been drinking rain for 4 years in a row<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I hear that whistle blow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now we\u2019re off that land and we<\/p>\n\n\n\n

row, row, row against the waves of poverty and woe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO WE STILL FEEL PROUD?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Turn the lights on, lift the curtain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

after a long, long night I want to be certain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

that no one with sticky hands comes close to the switch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get the ropes ready, sharpen the stakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

after the long, long night we can\u2019t afford mistakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want to see a silver-tongued man<\/p>\n\n\n\n

close to our banks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But do we still feel proud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with our right hands on our hearts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or do we have doubts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do we still feel proud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with these same hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in wrong drawers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or do we have doubts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never turn off all the lights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or pull the curtains all the way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always have a dose of doubt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you might regret it some day,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

especially after the Homeland War<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the spilled blood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But do we still feel proud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with our right hands on our hearts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or do we have doubts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do we still feel proud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with these same hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in wrong drawers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or do we have doubts?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SWIRLING LEAVES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When I saw the leaves swirling around<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the park of St. George’s Town<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone said it’s a sign of trouble, watch out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone said it’s a sign of trouble<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I had a girl for one more day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would travel down to St. Bay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put me on that painful road<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Lord, put me on the road to St. Bay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If I had one more bullet to shoot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would look for that evil jerk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put a gun into his mouth,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put it in, put a gun into his mouth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If I had just one more meal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would go for the Brussels grill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have ribs and a blond beer, dear Lord<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have ribs and a blond beer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I had one more cigarette<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would smoke it with my dear dad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell him about those swirling leaves I saw<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell him about those swirling leaves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I could listen to just one more song<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to hear Sen\u00f3r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The one sung by Dave Rawlings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then you could start throwing dirt on me<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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THE LAST ROCKET<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Open the backdoor of the rocket<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And attach the loading ramp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a selection from the planet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Load it in and put the clamp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put in a bucket of water<\/p>\n\n\n\n

from the mountain creek,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put animals and herbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put raw honey and milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last phase of the procedure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just before you lock it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure there\u2019s no human<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the last rocket<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/main>\n\n\n\n

SUGAR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Early morning, you get up like a bird<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you\u2019ve got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long distance is getting close<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tiny coat can keep you warm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dirty words won’t reach your heart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up a hill you’re easy going<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down the hill you don’t feel fear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re cruisin’ with a heavy load<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stable confidence is always around<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when you know you got your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But one day an old pipe burst<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all the water’s gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broken vehicle lies dead on the road<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, the time has come<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old tanker disappeared in the sea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all the fuel\u2019s lost<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vile wind blew straight in your sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all the sugar’s gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

SISTER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sister, where are you going in those cowboy boots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can’t focus on your feet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and you’re swinging like a tree without roots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s sad to see your beauty so misused<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your lover and your owner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

he\u2019s a fault that we’ve produced<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All your brothers are staring straight to the floor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all the sisters already walked out the door<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some faces you see once but remember for the rest of your life<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like a girl with cowboy boots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tryin’ to walk a straight line<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All your brothers are staring straight to the floor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all the sisters already walked out the door<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

POVERTY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To hell with poverty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constant lack of everything<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You start to worry with the first daylight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worries wake you up in the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The calendar looks cruel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you look like a fool<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flour is low<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cow is weak<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vouchers won’t come before the next week<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You try hard to reach the shore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While uniforms knock at your door<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you drink the cheapest beer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To overcome your fear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope that day is somewhere on a way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hallelujah, waiting for a long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll pack my sack and sail away<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hare Krishna Hare Rama, long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus I\u2019ve been waiting for a long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the poor man died on his last ride<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019ve found him huddled by the river side<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cause being poor is hard for any father<\/p>\n\n\n\n

who needs to feed his children and their mother<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s the same old beast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South, west, north and east<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope that day is somewhere on a way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hallelujah, waiting for a long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll pack my sack and sail away<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hare Krishna Hare Rama, long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus I\u2019ve been waiting for a long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A FIELD OF ROSES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Last night I dreamed a field of roses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night I dreamed you got it all<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were riding healthy horses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While policemen were waving from their cars<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I could forget those years of coldness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we could spend the time that\u2019s left in honesty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promise me you’ll never go astray again<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I’ll do my best to believe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I prayed the 15 prayers of St. Bridget<\/p>\n\n\n\n

365 days in a row<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And last night I dreamed a field of roses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night I dreamed you got it all<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I could forget those years of coldness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we could spend the time that\u2019s left in honesty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promise me you’ll never go astray again<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I’ll do my best to believe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

IN THE END<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

It’s one of those phases<\/p>\n\n\n\n

when history comes to collect the debts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s time to find out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

who of all the prophets was the most accurate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the end, in the end<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver\u2019s trying to keep to the line<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crowd is scared<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the conductor got high<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As your lovely face<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and warm embrace take me far away<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the end, in the end<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though I\u2019ve never seen darker clouds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

just as long as you\u2019re in my arms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll be alright<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As long as you’re in your arms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alright, as long as you’re in your arms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The backpack with food for final days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

is running out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the water is almost gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now we understand that love and hate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

are all that\u2019s left today<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, in the end<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though I\u2019ve never felt stronger winds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

just as long as I’m in my hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll be alright<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As long as I’m  in my hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alright, as long as I\u2019m in your hand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

LONG RIVERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Long rivers, long rivers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

they will never tell a word<\/p>\n\n\n\n

about a heavy load they’ve been dragging<\/p>\n\n\n\n

to the other side of the world<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long rivers, long rivers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They won’t tell a word<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About broken hearts, broken dreams,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

heavy drinking, shedding tears<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and heavy thoughts on the way to the last bridge…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They won’t tell…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long rivers, long rivers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

they can swallow anything<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wash off all kinds of suffering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and spit it out in a distant sea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long rivers, long rivers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They won’t tell a word<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About broken hearts, broken dreams,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

heavy drinking, shedding tears<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and heavy thoughts on the way to the last bridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long rivers, long rivers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They won’t tell a word<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the wicked world<\/p>\n\n\n\n

that was too cold to calm them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and did nothing to stop them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

on their way to the last bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

ROW, ROW, ROW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Come on, sugar, pack it up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s all over here and the boat\u2019s already in the dock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019ve been fooling us for 4 years in a row<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I hear that whistle blow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now we\u2019re off that land<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and we row, row, row against the waves of poverty and woe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we were sailing all wet and cold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

new faces came on board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I can\u2019t get rid of the feeling that I\u2019ve seen them somewhere before<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m afraid to give myself a chance to hope and believe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Cause I haven\u2019t see them rowing  with me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Row, row, row against the waves of poverty and woe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come on, sugar, pick your town<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell your mother and your father that we won\u2019t be around<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve been drinking rain for 4 years in a row<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I hear that whistle blow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now we\u2019re off that land and we<\/p>\n\n\n\n

row, row, row against the waves of poverty and woe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO WE STILL FEEL PROUD?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Turn the lights on, lift the curtain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

after a long, long night I want to be certain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

that no one with sticky hands comes close to the switch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get the ropes ready, sharpen the stakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

after the long, long night we can\u2019t afford mistakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want to see a silver-tongued man<\/p>\n\n\n\n

close to our banks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But do we still feel proud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with our right hands on our hearts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or do we have doubts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do we still feel proud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with these same hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in wrong drawers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or do we have doubts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never turn off all the lights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or pull the curtains all the way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always have a dose of doubt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you might regret it some day,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

especially after the Homeland War<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the spilled blood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But do we still feel proud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with our right hands on our hearts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or do we have doubts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do we still feel proud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with these same hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in wrong drawers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or do we have doubts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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