Lyrics This Heart of Mine - Alan Hull

This Heart of Mine

Columbus sailed the ocean, at the age of seventeen
And he must have had a vison, and he must have had a dream
The wise men and the prophets, frozen in their ways
Tried to turn him back again, as a way of saving face
So they sent him out a message, and the message was so clear
If you go chasing rainbows, you’re not welcome here
And I heard he was a bad man, with his finger in the pie
But they knew he’d be home again, there was something in his eyes
And I’ve seen the veil of darkness, coming across the sky
Rising in the east, where the sun used to shine
Just when I get to thinkin', it’s all been a waste of time
The most beautiful thing in the world, cuts this heart of mine
Now poor old Mother Russia, couldn’t keep her children fed
When she saw she couldn’t feed them, she walked the streets instead
So Boris build a castle, with Joseph on the door
To try to erase the memory, but their mother was a whore
And the poor are always with us, I heard somebody said
No matter how much you feed them, they’ll still be underfed
One thing to remember, when evening the score
There are none so equal as, those who was so poor
And I’ve seen the veil of darkness, coming across the sky
Rising in the east, where the sun used to shine
Just when I get to thinkin', it’s all been a waste of time
The most beautiful thing in the world, cuts this heart of mine
Now you may be a sailor, or the pilot of a plane
Riskin' your life and everything, for fortune and for fame
Well you’re the kind of prophet, to put the world to rights
But the trouble with your vision is, keepin' it in sight
And I’ve seen the veil of darkness, coming across the sky
Rising in the east, where the sun used to shine
Just when I get to thinkin', it’s all been a waste of time
The most beautiful thing in the world, cuts this heart of mine
The most beautiful thing in the world, cuts this heart of mine