Street Fighting Years

Chased you out of this world, didn't mean to stop

I turned around and suddenly you where gone

Like some bird from paradise, the fire and ice

We turned around and suddenly you where gone, gone, gone

And now summer burns a hole inside and years are golden once again

My thoughts return to you my dear young friend



Oh come this way

Will you look down this way

I go down on the street

Where the wild wind's blowing

Here comes a hurricane



I say come down this way

Will you look down this way

I need you tonight

I need you around me



I'm looking through the windows

And my mind goes in a whirl

Well there's a multitude of candles

Burning in the windows of this world

I'm looking at the colours

Checking out the straights

I'm counting out the numbers

Will tomorrow never change?



Still i hear you and i love you

And i'll follow you elsewhere

And i'll remember this occasion

I'll remember being aware



'cause we've got panic in the evening

We've got fall-out in the streets

And i hear you and i follow you

And i'll call out and i'll say

That i can hear your sister call out

And i hear her call your name

They're calling sweet surrender

And things won't be the same

And don't you think that i don't care

And don't you think that i don't know

And don't you hear them calling out

In a place not far from here



And i hear big wheels are turning

Some things are not to fear

They say this is the time and place

They call street fighting years



And i hear great wheels are turning

And i tell you not to fear

They say this is the time and place

They call street fighting years



And i love you, i look for you

And i walk to you, i walk to you

And i hear big wheels are turning

Is there no way out of here?

They'll be calling out tomorrow.



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