(Hogarth/Kelly/Mosley/Rothery/Trewavas)
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[Dedicated to Don Allum, and the Ocean Rowers]
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He's seen too much of life
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And there's no going back
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The loneliness calls him
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And the edge which must be sharpened
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He's losing it. And he knows.
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But there's a fighter in his mind and his body's tough
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The years have been unkind but kind enough
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The smell of the earth
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It's his favourite smell
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But he's somehow compelled to the stinging salt hell
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To the place where he hurts and he's scared
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And there's no one to tell
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And no one who doesn't listen
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"You can take all the boys and the girls in the world
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And I'll trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean Cloud
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I've seen too much of life
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So the sea is my wife and a sweet Ocean Cloud is a mistress I'm allowed
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for now."
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"You can take all the boys and the girls in the world
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I wouldn't trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean Cloud
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I've seen too much of life
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So the sea is my wife and a sweet ocean cloud is a mistress I'm allowed
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for now."
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"Only me and the sea
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We will do as we please."
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He remembers the day he was marched to the front
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By the physical knuckle head teacher of games
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"Look lads" he declared, "This boy's a cream puff
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No guts and no muscles
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No spine and no stuffing"
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The whole schoolroom sniggered
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And silently thanked God it wasn't them..
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But time is revenge. All the bullies grow weak
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And must live with faithless women who despise them
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I'll be in Barbados in a couple of weeks
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With a rum on the table and yarns by the yard
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A story to tell and a story to save..unless she changes her mind
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I'll trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean Cloud
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I've seen to much of life so the sea is my wife
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And the sweet ocean clouds will look down on my boat tonight
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The wind changed
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I felt it run beneath my ear
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Like silk drawn across my neck
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A dream of your legs
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Defying gravity in love
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The medium wave
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Brought signals here from far away
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Your tender voice riding on the sea spray
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Something in the air
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For those who know the signs
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Something in the air
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A storm..
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When I was alive
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When I was alive
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Don't wanna remember
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When I was alive
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Watch me watch me
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Paint this picture
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Stretchin Hurtin Cursin
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Watch me
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Takin it Takin it Takin it Takin it....
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Watch me. Watch me. God above..
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Between two planets
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In between the points of light
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Between two distant shorelines
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Here am I
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Between two planets
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In the black daylight of space
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Between two heavenly bodies
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The invisible man.
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Ripping out the radio
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I want to be alone
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"You can take all the boys and the girls in the world
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I wouldn't trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean Cloud
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I've seen too much of life
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So the sea is my wife and a sweet Ocean Cloud is a mistress I'm allowed
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I've seen too much of life
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So the sea is my wife
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And the sweet ocean clouds will look down on my bones tonight..
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Ocean Cloud
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Marillion |