| Old Tom lies blind, tell me, what do you see?
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| Why d’you shake your locks when you look at me?
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| Oh love is blind, love is blind as the adder in the sand
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| You can’t see the diamond for the sequins in your hand
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| Old Tom, speak softly, tell me, what do I do?
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| If it weren’t for my eyes, I’d be blinded like you
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| For I cannot see further than this once-promised land
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| I can’t see the diamonds for the sequins in my hand
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| Oh, love unravels like a tumbling sea
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| Unravelling love, why do you carry me?
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| If I drown in your arms, make it easy for me
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| Let me die before I ever know you’re gone away from me
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| Old Tom lies blind, tell me what do you say?
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| Why d’you shake your head so sadly?
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| Why d’you turn and look away?
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| Oh love’s tides and her currents I will never understand
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| If I can’t see the diamonds for the sequins in my hand
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| Oh, hold me close like you used to do before
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| I have come a long way since you went from my door
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| And though I rage, oh how I need you
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| Won’t you take me by my hand
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| Won’t you help me find my way back home through this blinding sand?
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| Oh, love unravels like a tumbling sea
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| Unravelling love, why do you carry me?
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| Oh, I’ve seen how you sparkle when I let you float free
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| Won’t you take me once more to your breast before you’re gone from me?
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| Oh, you sparkle like a diamond when I let you float free
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| Won’t you take me once more to your breast before you’re gone from me? |