Leaving the City Lyrics

My life comes and goesMy life comes and goesShort flight, free rowsI lie down and dozeMy life came and wentMy life came and wentShort flight, free descentPoor flight attendantBut t...Read Full Lyrics

I believed they had got what they came for I believed our peril was done On the eve of the last of the great wars After three we had narrowly won (But the fourth It was carelessly ...Read Full Lyrics

If I had the space of half a day I'm ashamed of half the things I say I'm ashamed to have turned out this way Well I desire to make amends But it don't make no difference now And ...Read Full Lyrics

Sending the first scouts over Back from the place beyond the dawn Horse, bear your broken soldier Eyes frozen wide at what went on And time, in our camp, is moving As you'd antici...Read Full Lyrics

And what do you remember most? The line of the sea, seceding the coast? Fine capillaries, glowing with cars? The comfort you drew from the light of the stars? And how long did you...Read Full Lyrics

Time passed hard,and the task was the hardest thing she'd ever do.But she forgot,the moment she saw you.So it would seem to be true: when cruel birth debases, we forget.When cruel ...Read Full Lyrics

It's the same old lady, putting out the washStanding in the rain, in her mackintoshSame old lady standing in the rainThe thought of New York was going insaneHey little leaf, lying ...Read Full Lyrics