Time Honoured Ghosts

You took all my money
I gave you no name
My love and my money
Did you think i would chase it in the rain?
My eyes are now open
But what do i see?
One ride after midnight
Had i thought it would mean that much to me?

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Everybody needs someone to love
Everybody needs a friend
Everybody needs someone to care
Do you think you can make it in the end?
Do you think that you can make it, my friend?

I thought it was easy
But what did i know
Of old men and first blood
Or the drunk who gets taken blow by blow?

The dice are all loaded
You pay by the throw
But you pay the loser
Seems the rain is turning into snow

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We stand round your doorways
You hang on the walls
Your frames are your windows
Put your bodies on the stalls
You take all our money
We leave you no name
We're dealt just the one card
But the dealer plays in every game

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The long and winding road that leads to your door
Here comes the sun it's alright people shout for more
But were you trying to deceive telling me
All you need is love to succeed
Across the universe one after nine 'o' nine
I got a feeling for you blue and i feel fine
I tried so hard to make believe that i'd see
All you need is love to succeed

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Lady madonna let it be
Something in the way you moved me yesterday
All you need is love so they say

Where's the lady and the time i used to know
I think that i've been on the road too long
Scenes of better days are pictured in my head
And haunting me those old familiar songs
Oh sweet jesus hear me cry
Let me see a clearing sky
For tomorrow i may be back home again
So take the shadow from my eyes

Sunday morning comes i'm feeling kind of down
I can't see back to where it all began
And i know you'd help me if you only could
I don't know why or where or who i am

Oh sweet jesus hear me cry
Let me see a clearing sky
For tomorrow i may be back home again
So take the shadow from my eyes
Take the shadow from my eyes

Circles in the sky
White as paper fly
Sound of seagulls crying fills the air
High above the lonely one is there
Jonathan he cares
To feel better
Like the passing wind
Swooping down again
Waitin' for the sun to turn to night
Find him miles away in endless flight
Longing to be free
Telling you and me

Give me wings to fly
Tell me why, tell me why
The answer must be heard
And from a lonely bird
He's giving us a reason to believe

See the painted silver sunlight on his wing
As he sails upon the wind and slowly skyward
Flying as to music you can hear him sing
Like the windsong on the breeze he seems to sigh

Give me wings to fly
Tell me why, tell me why
The answer must be heard
And from a lonely bird
He's showing us the way we can be free

We will survive beyond the grave
And as we sleep we will be saved
Life in its essence will endure
Whilst still on earth we can be sure
All our endeavours surely must return to dust
We will survive beyond the grave
And as we sleep we will be saved
Though storm and tempest ravage all
And all is darkness where we fall
Like brave explorers bold and free
We sail forever on the sea!!

Above the seven seas is one
The sea of life we drift upon
Our spirits living in the waves
Survive beyond the grave!