Strawbs - The Desert Song lyrics

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The night was ablaze <br />

With the light of a thousand memories<br />

Your eyes were on fire <br />

With the light of a million stars<br />

The clouds went sailing past the moon <br />

Like silver-winged flamingoes<br />

And then he kissed you<br />

Goodnight.<br />

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The eyes of your desert prince <br />

Had held you spellbound<br />

You could feel the full heat of the sun <br />

Across his back<br />

He dragged you to his Bedouin tent <br />

This rapid Valentino<br />

And then he kissed you<br />

Goodnight.<br />

<br />

You had tasted the fruits <br />

Of his privately owned oasis<br />

He had drugged your wine<br />

Massaged you with perfumed oils<br />

He drank deep at the well<br />

Until you fell back in surrender<br />

And then he kissed you<br />

Goodnight.<br />

<br />

The ceaselessly shifting sands <br />

Have erased his footprints<br />

You are left with his jewelled dagger <br />

In your hand<br />

Your face still glows with pleasure<br />

As you linger in the sunset<br />

Until I kiss you<br />

Until I kiss you<br />

Goodnight.