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
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Spirit Of 76
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The Alarm |