Best Moves

These broken wings can take me no further,
I'm lost, and out at sea,
I thought these wings would hold me forever,
And on to eternity,
And far away i can hear your voice,
I can hear it in the silence of the morning,
But these broken wings have let me down,
They can't even carry me home.

In broken dreams that keep me from sleeping,
I remember all the things i said,
Well i've broken all the promises,
I said i would be keeping,
They're gone, like leaves they fell,
For it's so hard when you're far away,
All i needed was a shoulder i could cry on,
Now these broken dreams have woken me,
My love, will you carry me home.

Or will you treat me like some traveller,
On a dark and lonely road,
Who sees a light and a woman who will give him love,
Oh and just when she reaches the part,
When she's supposed to comfort his broken heart,
She turns away, and sends him travelling on, on,

Oh when i left i believed that nothing would go wrong,
I thought the whole world would be waiting for my story,
Take me back, my love, i need you now,
Come back and carry me home,
Take me back and heal these broken wings,
Come back and carry me home.

The cold north wind they call "la bise"
Is swirling round about my knees,
Trees are crying leaves into the river;
I'm huddled in this french cafe
I never thought i'd see the day,
When winter's here and summer's really over,

Even the birds have packed up and gone,
They're flying south with their song,
And my love, she too has gone, she had to fly,

Take care, it's such a lonely sky,
They'll trap your wings my love and hold your flight,
They'll build a cage and steal your only sky,
Fly away, fly to me, fly when the wind is high,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky...

The old cathedral lights are low
She and i we'd often go there
To admire and sometimes kneel in prayer;

Lords and ladies lie in stone,
Hand in hand from long ago,
And though their hands are cold they'll love forever,

Even the choir rehearses those songs
For christmas is not long.
And alone, i sing my song, she had to fly.

Out there it's such a lonely sky,
They'll trap your wings my love and hold your flight,
They'll build a cage and steal your only sky,
Fly away, fly to me, fly when the wind is high,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky...
Fly away, fly to me, and if you need my love,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky...
I'll come in with the dawn,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky...
On the wings of the mourn,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky...
Above the world we'll be flying,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky...

And though their hands are cold they'll love forever.

Where your love is, put your heart, guard these moments well,
Where your dreams are, put your hopes, you know they will not fail you,
When the sun rises in the morning, you will wake up and find her yawning,
When the wind blows strong and cold, she'll be with you until you grow old,
Where your love is, put your heart, oh what would you do
If your dreams came true?

I would build a lovely house with satin green shutters, it would be lovely
The most lovely house in the world...
And i would sing a lovely song with you in my mind, and you in my eyes,
The most lovely song in the world...
I would write it down on the wall, just for you, just for you;
And i would hold you in my arms for the rest of my days.

When you're sad and feeling low, you're on your own with nowhere to go,
Make believe that she is gone, play your guitar and write a song for her,
Write down the words about how you cried when you woke up weeping,
'cos you thought that she had died, and you heard her breathing,
Through your pain and you held her close and cried all over again;
Where your love is, put your heart, oh what would you do
If your dreams came true?

And inside my lovely house with satin green shutters, there would
Be children,
The most lovely children in the world...
And even when skies are grey, we would be happy, for we have love,
The most lovely love in the world;
I would write it down on the wind, just for you, just for you;
And i would hold you in my arms for the rest of my days.

There's a spanish train that runs between
Quadalquivir and old saville,
And at dead of night the whistle blows,
And people hear she's running still...

And then they hush their children back to sleep,
Lock the doors, upstairs they creep,
For it is said that the souls of the dead
Fill that train ten thousand deep!!

Well a railwayman lay dying with his people by his side,
His family were crying, knelt in prayer before he died,
But above his head just a-waiting for the dead,
Was the devil with a twinkle in his eye,
"well god's not around and look what i've found,
This one's mine!!"

Just then the lord himself appeared in a blinding flash of light,
And shouted at the devil, "get thee hence to endless night!!"
But the devil just grinned and said "i may have sinned,
But there's no need to push me around,
I got him first so you can do your worst,
He's going underground!!"

"but i think i'll give you one more chance"
Said the devil with a smile,
"so throw away that stupid lance,
It's really not your style",
"joker is the name, poker is the game,
We'll play right here on this bed,
And then we'll bet for the biggest stakes yet,
The souls of the dead!!"

And i said "look out, lord, he's going to win,
The sun is down and the night is riding in,
That train is dead on time, many souls are on the line,
Oh lord, he's going to win!.."

Well the railwayman he cut the cards
And he dealt them each a hand of five
And for the lord he was praying hard
Or that train he'd have to drive...
Well the devil he had three aces and a king,
And the lord, he was running for a straight,
He had the queen and the knave and the nine and ten of spades,
All he needed was the eight...

And then the lord he called for one more card,
But he drew the diamond eight,
And the devil said to the son of god,
"i believe you've got it straight,
So deal me one for the time has come
To see who'll be the king of this place,
But as he spoke, from beneath his cloak,
He slipped another ace...

Ten thousand souls was the opening bid,
And it soon went up to fifty-nine,
But the lord didn't see what the devil did,
And he said "that suits me fine",
"i'll raise you high to hundred and five,
And forever put an end to your sin",
But the devil let out a mighty shout, "my hand wins!!"

And i said "lord, oh lord, you let him win,
The sun is down and the night is riding in,
That train is dead on time, many souls are on the line,
Oh lord, don't let him win..."

Well that spanish train still runs between,
Quadalquivir and old saville,
And at dead of night the whistle blows,
And people hear she's running still...
And far away in some recess
The lord and the devil are now playing chess,
The devil still cheats and wins more souls,
And as for the lord, well, he's just doing his best...

And i said "lord, oh lord, you've got to win,
The sun is down and the night is riding in,
That train is still on time, oh my soul is on the line,
Oh lord, you've got to win..."

A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar,
'twas light years of time since his mission did start,
And over a village he halted his craft,
And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star...

He followed light and came down to a share,
Where a mother and a child were lying there on a bed,
A bright light of silver shone round his head,
And he had the face of an angle, and they were afraid...

Then the stranger spoke, he said 'do not fear,
I come from a planet a long way from here,
And i bring a message for mankind to hear',
And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air...

And it went la, la...
Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child...

This lovely music went trembling through the ground,
And many were wakened on hearing that sound,
And travellers on the road, the village they found,
By the light of that ship in the sky, which shone all round...

And just before dawn at the paving of the sky,
The stranger returned and said 'now i must fly,
When two thousand years of your time has gone by,
This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry...'

And it went la la... this song will begin once again
To a baby's cry...
And it goes la la... peace and goodwill to all men
And love for the child...
Oh the whole world is waiting, waiting to hear that song again,
There are thousands standing on the edge of the world,
And a star is moving somewhere, the time is nearly here,
This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry...

In a country churchyard there's a preacher with his people
Gathered all around to join a man and woman,
Spring is here and turtle doves are singing from the steeple,
Bees are in the flowers, growing in the graveyard,
And over the hill, where the river meets the mill,
A lovely girl is coming down
To give her hand upon her wedding day.

Dressed in simple white and wearing flowers in her hair,
Music as she walks slowly to the altar,
And picking up his bible then the preacher turns towards her,
"will you take this man to be your wedded husband,
To honour and love in the eyes of god above,
Now let the peoble sing with me
These words to live forever in your heart...

Let your love shine on
For we are the stars in the sky,
Let your love shine strong
Until the day you fly away"

Many years have fallen on that golden country morning,
The graveyard's overgrown, the church lies in ruins,
Ivy on the walls and ravens wheeling round above me
As i made my way towards the last remaining headstone,
I fell to my knees, read the lines beneath the leaves,
And suddenly it seemed to me
I heard the words like singing in the trees...

Let your love shine on
For we are the stars in the sky,
Let your love shine strong
Until the day you fly...
Let your love shine on
For we are the stars in the sky,
Let your love shine strong
Until the day you fly...
Fly away...