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Take the children and yourself Believe in me, I'm with the high command
— Mike + The Mechanics
Take the children and yourself Believe in me, I'm with the high command
Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
Swear allegiance to the flag Will rise up and fight while we stood still.
I said "go if you wanna go, All I need is a miracle, all I need is you
It must be hard won't set you free
Nobody's perfect that's what we're looking for.
The person here in question Oh, gentlemen please!
Every generation Come beating on your door
You say you just don't see it Talking in defence
Say it loud, say it clear To admit we don't see eye to eye
You may think it's foolish we're all brothers and sisters, I'm told.
There is nothing wrong with me Nobody knows what we had.
Maybe I'm not crying your children won't be mine.
He ain't looking for a handout you can tell that kid is smart.
So you can't keep that poor boy down but you can't keep that poor boy down.
And all down through the ages you can see that times were tough.
You can fight and steal you can't keep that poor boy down.
Well I've already gone through it all and it's true Don't ever make the same mistake twice
There's a rumour on the corner You're just toeing the party line
Look out for those who still want to hang on Because the times are changing fast
You don't believe the information You have to read between the lines
There's a time and a place When you must step outside the line
So understand what I mean The time and place for you and me
It's the finest line You'll recognise it when you're there
Tears already falling like the rain upon the ground Tell me that you'll come back and let me live again
Oh lord I'm a poor man And I'm sitting on a beach of gold
When I was searching for solutions But I'm drifting on a silver sea
Are you out there now on empty And join me on the gilded sand.
