(Mike Scott)
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I pictured a rainbow
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You held it in your hands
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I had flashes
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You saw the plan
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I wandered out in the world for years
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While you just stayed in your room
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I saw the crescent
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You saw the whole of the moon
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The whole of the moon
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You were there in the turnstiles
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With the wind at your heels
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You stretched for the stars
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And you know how it feels
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To reach too high
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Too far
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Too soon
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You saw the whole of the moon
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I was grounded
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While you filled the skies
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I was dumbfounded by truth
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You cut through lies
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I saw the rain dirty valley
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You saw "Brigadoon"
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I saw the crescent
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You saw the whole of the moon
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I spoke about wings
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You just flew
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I wondered, I guessed and I tried
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You just knew
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I sighed
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But you swooned
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I saw the crescent
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You saw the whole of the moon
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The whole of the moon
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The whole of the moon
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The torch in your pocket
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And the wind on your heels
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You climbed on a ladder
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And you know how it feels
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To reach too high
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Too far
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Too soon
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You saw the whole of the moon
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The whole of the moon
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Popcorn and cannonballs
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All the season's fears
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Trumpets, towers, and tenaments
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Wide oceans full of tears
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Flags, rags, ferryboats
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Senators and scars
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Every precious dream and vision
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Underneath the stars
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You climbed on a ladder
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With the wind in your sails
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You came like a comet
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Blazing your trail
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Too high
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Too far
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Too soon
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You saw the whole of the moon
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The Whole of the Moon
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| Jennifer Warnes |
