Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Spirit Of '76, artist - The Alarm. Album song Strength, in the genre Иностранный рок
Date of issue: 21.12.2017
Record label: The Twenty First Century Recording Company
Song language: English
Spirit Of '76 |
Well I find myself in reverie |
'Bout what we might have had |
And what might have been |
We had something going once |
That was such a long, long time ago |
It was way back in '76 |
Our friendship formed of pure innocence |
We first met in Mathew Street |
Where we heard something that would set us free |
A sign stands over a door, it says |
«Four lads who shook the world» |
In the depths of those heady nights |
We would dream of those bright lights |
Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend |
And my friend John, he went away |
He made some mistakes |
Spent time in Walton jail |
And now when I see him we still talk |
But there’s no light shining in his eyes |
And Susie, she was seventeen |
And more beauty in this world |
I swear you’ll never see |
I was gonna be king |
And she was gonna be queen |
But now all she does is hide behind the tears |
If there was more sense in this world |
And work wasn’t so hard to find |
You would not be going your way |
I would not be going mine |
Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend |
Somewhere tonight out on the street |
Somewhere beneath this city’s heat |
In the eyes of strangers who pass me by |
Life is cruel and so unkind |
Oh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76 |
And Pete has seen his dreams come true |
But that don’t make him no hero |
He’s just one of the lucky few |
If a man can’t change the world these days |
I still believe a man can change his own destiny |
But the price is high that has got to be paid |
For everyone who survives there are many who fail |
I’ve seen my friends caught out in that crossfire |
All their dreams and hopes smashed on the funeral pyre |
I will never give in until the day I die |
Get myself some independence |
Carve out a future with my two bare hands |
Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend |
Somewhere tonight out on the street |
Somewhere beneath this city’s heat |
In the eyes of strangers who pass me by |
Life is cruel and so unkind |
Oh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76 |
Mersey lights shine in the distance |
Same as they did for us then |
Mersey lights shine bright in the distance |
Where are you now my friend? |
You see some nights when I can’t sleep |
I still think of you |
And all the promises, all our dreams we shared |
I know those lights still call to you |
I can hear them now |
I can hear them now |
(Still shining for us) |
(Let em shine) |
(Can you hear them) |
(Can you hear them) |
(Lights are still shining) |
Somewhere tonight out on the street |
Somewhere beneath this city’s heat |
In the eyes of strangers who pass me by |
Life is cruel and so unkind |
Oh- Oh |
Where’s it gone |
The SPIRIT OF '76 |