(Lyrics by James Seals; music by James Seals & Dash Crofts, 1971)
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I used to look out from my window and see the tall grass in the wind.
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Standing there just like advance guards waiting for the battle to begin.
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My mother used to be much younger. She'd sing me soft, sweet lullabies.
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I saw my fortress in the mountains each time I looked into her eyes.
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But now she's gone,
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Take me there, take me there, I don't care where we go.
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Take me I just want to know what I used to know.
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Take me there, take me there, I don't care where we go.
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Take me there, take me I just want to go.
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My father's hair has turned to grey now. I never stopped to ask him why.
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And all the things that he onced treasured, I see them slowly drifting by.
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And now I look out from my mountain and see the soldiers in the field.
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It won't be long now 'til they have me. This time advance guards are for real.
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Come on, come on and
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Take me there, take me there, I don't care where we go.
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Take me I just want to know what I used to know.
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Take me there, take me there, I don't care where we go.
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Take me there, take me I just want to go.
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Advance Guards
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| Seals & Crofts |