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