Alarm - Spirit Of 76. lyrics
rate meWell I find myself in reverie<br />
'Bout what we might have had<br />
And what might have been<br />
We had something going once<br />
That was such a long, long time ago<br />
It was way back in '76<br />
Our friendship formed of pure innocence<br />
We first met in Mathew Street<br />
Where we heard something that would set us free<br />
A sign stands over a door, it says<br />
"Four lads who shook the world"<br />
In the depths of those heady nights<br />
We would dream of those bright lights<br />
Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend<br />
<br />
And my friend John, he went away<br />
He made some mistakes<br />
Spent time in Walton jail<br />
And now when I see him we still talk<br />
But there's no light shining in his eyes<br />
And Susie, she was seventeen<br />
And more beauty in this world<br />
I swear you'll never see<br />
I was gonna be king<br />
And she was gonna be queen<br />
But now all she does is hide behind the tears<br />
If there was more sense in this world<br />
And work wasn't so hard to find<br />
You would not be going your way<br />
I would not be going mine<br />
Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend<br />
<br />
Somewhere tonight out on the street<br />
Somewhere beneath this city's heat<br />
In the eyes of strangers who pass me by<br />
Life is cruel and so unkind<br />
Oh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76<br />
<br />
And Pete has seen his dreams come true<br />
But that don't make him no hero<br />
He's just one of the lucky few<br />
If a man can't change the world these days<br />
I still believe a man can change his own destiny<br />
But the price is high that has got to be paid<br />
For everyone who survives there are many who fail<br />
I've seen my friends caught out in that crossfire<br />
<br />
All their dreams and hopes smashed on the funeral pyre<br />
I will never give in until the day I die<br />
Get myself some independence<br />
Carve out a future with my two bare hands<br />
Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend<br />
<br />
Somewhere tonight out on the street<br />
Somewhere beneath this city's heat<br />
In the eyes of strangers who pass me by<br />
Life is cruel and so unkind<br />
Oh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76<br />
<br />
<br />
Mersey lights shine in the distance<br />
Same as they did for us then<br />
Mersey lights shine bright in the distance<br />
Where are you now my friend?<br />
<br />
You see some nights when I can't sleep<br />
I still think of you<br />
<br />
And all the promises,all our dreams we shared<br />
I know those lights still call to you<br />
I can hear them now<br />
I can hear them now<br />
<br />
(Still shining for us)<br />
(Let em shine)<br />
<br />
(Can you hear them)<br />
(Can you hear them)<br />
<br />
(Lights are still shining)<br />
<br />
Somewhere tonight out on the street<br />
Somewhere beneath this city's heat<br />
In the eyes of strangers who pass me by<br />
Life is cruel and so unkind<br />
Oh- Oh<br />
Where's it gone<br />
The SPIRIT OF '76
