Wakin' up, feeling rough Totally stressed Every day it's a dead time Step by step Hit a wall, took a fall To a new depth Count to ten, focusin' Take
Dear sir or madam, I don't normally write to the press But the neighborhood where I grew up is really quite depressed Society is crumbling but the media
Now all the lies are beginning to show And you're not the country that I used to know I loved you once from my head to my toe But now my belief is shaken
Voices in the subway Looking for the overnight Echo in the darkness Lonely cries within a sound A voice that has no face Is lost in time and inner space
Listen to my heartbeat Yeah, all fall down Someone help me off of the ground Listen to my heartbeat Yeah, all fall down Someone help me off of the ground
You're asking me, "What's it leading to? Will we live a long life, will it treat us fair?" No point asking me because I haven't got a clue You're asking
I'll tell you a story to pass on to the end As told to me so long ago by my good friend As we hollowed ?round the log fire We laughed the whole night
I'm so tired Tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you I'm so tired Tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you I was a lonely soul I had nobody till
You're asking me, "what's it leading to? Will we live a long life, will it treat us fair?" No point asking me because I haven't got a clue You're asking
Sunlight and the city is barely awake As all the early morning drifters make their way Headlights in the distance too bright for my eyes Still I love
See my friends, See my friends, Layin' 'cross the river, See my friends, See my friends, Layin' 'cross the river, She is gone, She is gone and now there
Hey girl let's begin again and try to help ourselves We're like weary warriors who just came back from hell You can keep your territory, I will stay in
Looking for the working man's cafe In the shopping centre of the town Looking for somewhere to fit in In among the retail outlets Bought a pair of new
Listen to my heartbeat Yeah, all fall down someone help me off of the ground Listen to my heartbeat Yeah, all fall down someone help me off of the ground
I was walking on the coast road When the harbour came in view It was there I saw the hilltop That I used to walk with you We'd sing of the old country
Why is it difficult to get things done In the age of computers and communication The powers that be say they can't keep a hold Of a world that is escalating
You better top off your suntan Otherwise your skin's gonna to turn to leather We'll make a movie in Vietnam Tax break said we're gonna shoot on location
I don't believe that God is a man with white hair Sitting in a big chair Judging the world and its morals Forgiving today so we can sin again tomorrow