Big Country

[fox69]

"Sun And My Shadow"

"Sun And My Shadow"



You’ve got some nerve
Telling me what’s right
I’ve got the urge
To set you straight tonight

Are you a TV mystic
Do you have the second sight
Better know the enemy
Before you pick a fight

Between the sun and my shadow
That’s where I’ll be
Between hell and high water
She comes looking for me

I’ve got a bad, bad feeling
Ah, but what the hell
As long as I stay between the sun and my shadow
I guess I’m doing well

So what
So I’m a little drunk
What’s it to you
I ain’t some kind of monk

I know what’s wrong and right
And I prove it every day
Worn out trying to listen
For the things she doesn’t say

Between the sun and my shadow
That’s where I’ll be
Between hell and high water
She comes looking for me

I’ve got a bad, bad feeling
Ah, but what the hell
As long as I stay between the sun and my shadow
I guess I’m doing well

Between the sun and my shadow
That’s where I’ll be
Between hell and high water
She comes looking for me

I’ve got a bad, bad feeling
Ah, but what the hell
As long as I stay between the sun and my shadow
I guess I’m doing well

Between the sun and my shadow
That’s where I’ll be
Between hell and high water
She comes looking for me

I’ve got a bad, bad feeling
Ah, but what the hell
As long as I stay between the sun

 

[fox69]

"Sweet November Nothings"

"Sweet November Nothings"



This coat that I’m wearing
Was warmer last fall
Pickin’ up leaves with you, babe
I didn’t feel the cold at all

The leaves that should be brown and gold
Are all in blue
Used to be my favourite time of year
But November’s nothing without you

And I remember
You would whisper
Sweet November nothings

And I can’t forget, baby
You and me were really something
I’m going crazy
Over sweet November nothings

Rain on the window
Is the rhythm of our song
I can’t turn the clock back
But I can turn your memory on

The lonely shadow on the wall
Tells the truth
But season’s change, but love remains
November’s nothing without you

And I remember
You would whisper
Sweet November nothings

And I can’t forget, baby
You and me were really something
I’m going crazy
Over sweet November nothings

Always
I’ll always be haunted by your love
Longing
I will always be longing for your touch

And I remember
You would whisper
Sweet November nothings

And I can’t forget, baby
You and me were really something
I’m going crazy over sweet November nothings

 

[fox69]

"Take You To The Moon"

"Take You To The Moon"



It’s 3 A.M. I’m going home
I watch the white lines pass alone
There is no moon so I just drive
I feel like the last man alive

I find a voice on the radio
It sounds like someone I used to know
He sends out songs that are sad and slow
For us with nowhere else to go

That’s when I get to crying
And crying never makes no sense
When too much has gone on for it to ever be coincidence

Who’s gonna take you to the moon, who’s gonna take you to the stars
Who’s gonna wait around for you, who’s gonna bring you back from Mars
I’m gonna take you to the moon , I’m gonna show you ’round the stars
But if I take you to the moon will you come back the way you are

If absence makes the heart grow fond
Why does my presence seem so wrong
If I am here and you are gone
I wonder what it is I’ve done
That’s when I get to crying
And crying never makes no sense
When too much has gone on for it to ever be coincidence

Who’s gonna take you to the moon, who’s gonna take you to the stars
Who’s gonna wait around for you, who’s gonna bring you back from Mars
I’m gonna take you to the moon , I’m gonna show you ’round the stars
But if I take you to the moon will you come back the way you are

We keep our secrets to ourselves
We leave those lies for someone else
We rise above what we used to be
Don’t get discouraged easily
That’s when there’s no more crying
’Cause crying never makes no sense
When too much has gone on for it to ever be coincidence

Who’s gonna take you to the moon, who’s gonna take you to the stars
Who’s gonna wait around for you, who’s gonna bring you back from Mars
I’m gonna take you to the moon , I’m gonna show you ’round the stars
But if I take you to the moon will you come back the way you are

I’m gonna take you to the moon , I’m gonna show you ’round the stars
But if I take you to the moon will you come back the way you are

 

[fox69]

"Tall Ships Go"

"Tall Ships Go"



I dreamed I heard that you were dead
I dreamed I searched an empty bed
For a sign of you
And the sea called hard to me
Like a cell without a key
And I felt the distance
I watched the tall ships go
With the drift wood on the flow
With pride that grows in hardship
And I knew you were below

I hear your voice
And it keeps me from sleeping
Why must it always be dreams
When your voice comes to me

I dreamed you felt the typhoon spit
And walked into the heart of it
While the sea gulls cry
I know how to feel that call
It never suited me at all
But some are born to it
And you seemed so bright and hard
Like a bloody edge of sword
But if you’re an enemy
Then you look a lot like me

I hear your voice
And it keeps me from sleeping
Why must it always be dreams
When your voice comes to me

I dreamed you sailed me to the swamp
In a black boat
You spoke to me of things
Of the shame that years will bring
And I felt your hand shake
Though you always seemed so hard
Now I never see the sword
And I find the enemy
Has to feel the same as me

I hear your voice
And it keeps me from sleeping
Why must it always be dreams
When your voice comes to me

 

[fox69]

"The Crossing"

"The Crossing"



Maps on the back of your hands point to the cross
Scratches on walls in a room draw out your loss
Your islands are conquered and
You are returned to the throne
Martyrs take penance and
Fill up the mattress with stones

Pull straws with holy men
Stain all the atlas pink
And let us find a beach
Where we can cross our hearts

Stand in the wind as the carousels spin
Wear out your welcome again
Stand on the silence of mountains and
Wear out your welcome again

Mornings hit hard with an uncontrollable light
Piercing the senses that click deep in the night
Crouched in a pillow of straw feet on the floor
Creeping a path to the mat that holds back the door

Pull straws with holy men
Stain all the atlas pink
And let us find a beach
Where we can cross our hearts

Build up great railways that run
Through the horns of the moon
Hold up a city with cast iron museum walls
Explain your machines to the boys feed them with tools
Bring out the skill in your skin polish your hair

Pull straws with holy men
Stain all the atlas pink
And let us find a beach
Where we can cross our hearts

Stand in the wind as the carousels spin
Wear out your welcome again
Stand on the silence of mountains
And take a look down to the sea

Stand in the wind as the carousels spin
Wear out your welcome again
Stand on the silence of mountains
And take a look down to the sea

 

[fox69]

"The Great Divide"

"The Great Divide"



Here comes the great divide, I walk the slide
That only killers will fear
Here comes the skill of choice, and all the noise
That I will ring along

Here comes a sign of hope, a length of rope
To measure all our living
I was the mother’s son, I took the fun
And knew what I was giving

And suddenly I find the truth
And all it is is sighs and youth

Fire away, fire away, push the token door
Lie away, steal a day, make the engine roar
Fire away, fire away, push the token door

I hope I never fall behind the wall
Although the sound would ring
A skill that will take years and still know fear
Although I never did lie
I had the foreman’s kiss, I never lisped
I’m sure it was a downfall

And suddenly I find the truth
And all it is is sighs and youth

Fire away, fire away, push the token door
Lie away, steal a day, make the engine roar
Fire away, fire away, push the token door

Here comes the great divide
Here comes a sign of hope
Here comes the great divide
I walk the slide
I hope I never fall

I know my machine, I sweat and steam
Until the job card colors
I know all my dreams, I shout and scream
Until the day’s first break

And suddenly I find the truth, and suddenly I find the truth
And all it is is sighs and youth

Fire away, fire away, push the token door
Lie away, steal a day, make the engine roar
Fire away, fire away, push the token door

Here comes the great divide
And I know all my dreams
Here comes the great divide
Here comes the great divide

 

[fox69]

"The Hostage Speaks"

"The Hostage Speaks"



The desert dust was rising from a military convoy
As it ran into the city with a cargo of despair
It waved away the roadblocks, as it dodged among the car bombs
For the cameras of the tourists in the foxhole inn

In the shadows of the ghetto there's a man beneath a blanket
Being kicked into the basement with his hands behind his head
They read him his confession, he agrees in his confusion
Then he asks for absolution from the cameraman

There is no love in the voice of the diplomat
He's running around in circles
There is no fear in the word of the journalist
He's seen it all before

I've had enough of holy men and holy wars
I wish that I was far away from here...away...away
Well I've had enough of holy men and holy wars
I wish that I was far away from here... away... away

We hear you have a story said the fearless freedom fighter
About jet fighters and missiles and the way the east was won
In the street the flags are burning for the women veiled and howling
And the schoolboys fire machine guns for the man from CNN

There is no love in the voice of the diplomat
He's running around in circles
There is no fear in the word of the journalist
He's seen it all before

He's had enough of holy men and holy wars
I wish that I was far away from here... away... away
Well I've had enough of holy men and holy wars
I wish that I was far away from here... away... away

On a runway west of Berlin there's a general and a contract
For the network man's exclusive and the sponsors campaign plan
In the headlights of the limo there's a smiling politician

For once they lock you up they never really set you free
I've had enough of holy men and holy wars
I wish that I was far away from here... away... away
And I've had enough of holy men and holy wars
I wish that I was far away from here... away... away... away

 

[fox69]

"The Journey"

"The Journey"



Don’t be afraid to make this journey
Here with me

There’s no disgrace, no guilt or shame
In having faith
To feel the same
To live again
It’s all right to dream

There is a land, there is a sea
There is a place where we can be
There is a hope, there is a dream

Sometimes
You gotta make the journey with me

There will be hurt, there will be pain
There will be a lot of tears, a lot of joy
What we have left cannot be destroyed

Time to move on, to let it bleed
What will be, will be

There is a land, there is a sea
There is a place where we can be
There is a hope, there is a dream

Sometimes
You gotta make the journey with me

(Uh-oh-oh-oh)

Arms to hold you
Right by your side
Always with you now
Tonight

There is a land, there is a sea
There is a place where we can be
There is a hope, there is a dream

Sometimes
You gotta make the journey with me

Sometimes
(You gotta make the journey)

(Sometimes) Sometimes
(You gotta make the journey)

(Sometimes) Sometimes
(You gotta make the journey)

(Sometimes) Sometimes, Sometimes
(You gotta make the journey)

(Sometimes) Some-some-sometimes
You gotta make the journey
(You gotta make the journey)

 

[fox69]

"The Long Road"

"The Long Road"



I was a child. I thought time was so long
I longed for the days when my growing was done
Then take up my place in the world full of heroes
Always be true to the hearts that I’d won

It’s a long lonely road that we travel
It’s a long lonely road that we bear
And I may walk with you, for I know what is true
It’s a long lonely road that we share
It’s a long lonely road that we share

When I finished school I thought life would begin
My fortune be found and the money roll in
I would live in the sunlight today and forever
Be sure of the glory tomorrow would bring

It’s a long lonely road that we travel
It’s a long lonely road that we bear
And I may walk with you, for I know what is true
It’s a long lonely road that we share
It’s a long lonely road that we share

It’s a long lonely road that we travel
It’s a long lonely road that we bear
And I may walk with you, for I know what is true
It’s a long lonely road that we share
It’s a long lonely road that we share

And I wait
And I wait
By the sign of your footsteps

And I wait
And I wait
By the sound of your voice

Now that my dreams are no longer my own
All that you say I still travel alone
I would trade my whole life for an hour in your arms
The telephone rings and there’s nobody home

It’s a long lonely road that we travel
It’s a long lonely road that we bear
And I may walk with you, for I know what is true
It’s a long lonely road that we share
It’s a long lonely road that we share

It’s a long lonely road that we travel
It’s a long lonely road that we bear
And I may walk with you, for I know what is true
It’s a long lonely road that we share
It’s a long lonely road that we share

 

[fox69]

"The One I Love"

"The One I Love"



There were you and me
Seems like twenty five years ago
This old city was different then
How were we to know
I've got to live my life
In a simple way
Got to live it all
In a single day, a single day

The one I love is still in you
And the one I want is in there too
The one I love is still in you
I don't have the time that I used to

I can be your miracle man
Maybe it's my day
I was always a lucky man
Teach me how to pray
I believe in you
You know it too
You can leave me out
But what I do is what I do

The one I love is still in you
And the one I want is in there too
The one I love is still in you
I don't have the time that I used to

The one I love is still in you
And the one I want is in there too
The one I love is still in you
I don't have the time that I used to

The one I love
The one I want
The one I love
The one I want

The one I love is still in you
And the one I want is in there too
The one I love is still in you
I don't have the time that I used to

The one I love is still in you
And the one I want is in there too
The one I love is still in you
I don't have the time that I used to