View From The Hill

Billy left home one morning, he walked right out the
Door
He said goodbye to his former life, and he never came
Back no more
Oh billy... there's anger in your heart
Oh billy... there's madness in your eyes

He took his favourite handgun, with his rifle he felt
Free
He cleaned them all the night before, he was armed as
He could be
Oh billy... there s anger in your heart
Oh billy... there's sadness in your eyes

'cos it's a sad world, where there's no-one
Who can reach out, to the source of your pain
Yes it's a sad world, such a sad sad world
When only peace comes, at the end of a gun
Whoa.. oh

He found the tallest building, like a bird's nest in the
Sky
He shed a tear as he took his aim, at the people passing
By
Oh billy... there's anger in your heart
Oh billy... there's sadness in your eyes

Well it's a sad world, where there's no-one
Who can reach out, to the source of your pain
Yes it's a sad world, such a sad sad world
When only peace comes, at the end of a gun
Whoa... oh

Before he pulled the trigger, he knelt as if to pray
And at the top of the church he will never be found
Since he took his life that day
Oh billy... there's anger in your heart
Ah billy... there's sadness in your eyes

'cos it's a sad world, where there's no one
Who can reach out, to the source of your pain
Yes it's a sad world, such a sad sad world
When only peace comes, at the end of a gun
Yes it's a sad world, when there's no-one
Who can hold you when you just need to cry
And it's a sad sad world when there's no-one
Who would care if, if you live or you die
And it's a sad world, such a sad sad world
It's a sad world

This time i'mnot gonna go so crazy
I'm not gonna let it faze me
I'm building my resistance
Bound to keep my distance

Slowly, determined to take it slowly
Refusing to let it throw me
Feeling every feeling
Staring at the ceiling

And if it's real, a heart will know
All the time
And come the spring, it will grow
Or die upon the vine
But if it's love, love will come
Knocking at my door
I do believe it now
Sometimes less is more

This time i'm not going to stoke the fire
I'm not going to walk the wire
Oh heart you've learned your lesson
Love is not obsesssion

Easy, i swear that i'll take it easy
And passion you won't deceive me
I'll hear the music playing
Hear the songbird saying

And if it's real, a heart will know
All the time
And come the spring, it will grow
Or die upon the vine
But if it's love, love will come
Knocking at my door
I do believe it now
Sometimes less is more

And if it's real, i will know
Know this time
And come the spring, it will grow
Or die upon the vine
But if it's love, love will come
Knocking at my door
I do believe it now
Sometimes less is more

Everywhere i go i see our shame
Everywhere i go all i can see is pain
I see it on the pavements it's lying in the street
I see it on the faces of the people i don't meet

Everywhere i go i hear the sound
Crying in my head it just goes round and round
I hear it on the airwaves, it's coming down the wire
It's starting to consume us like a fire

But i'm only dreaming, as you can see
I don't expect that you should follow me
The road is lonely, i don't complain
It's such a shame

Everywhere i go i feel the love
Washing over me, i just can't get enough
I hear it in the music, that's coming down through me
I know there's love between us, if we only set it free

Everywhere i go i feel the joy
Hold it in your heart, don't let it be destroyed
'cos all we need is freedom, all we ask is peace
All we ask is no-one on their knees

But i'm only dreaming, as you can see
I don't expect that you should follow me
The road is lonely, i don't complain
It's such a shame

'cos all we need is freedom, all we ask is peace
All we ask is no-one on their knees

But i'm only dreaming, as you can see
I don t expect that you should follow me
The road is lonely, i don't complain
It's such a shame

I took a walk
Down by the prison wall
I didn't know
I couldn't see
The side of the wall
I needed to be
Looked at the sky
Looked at the clouds
Still rolling by
Worshipped the sun
Giving it's life
To everyone
Yeah... i watched the clouds roll by
'cos we are all equal underneath the sun

That's the way...
That's the way of the world
The way of the world
That's the way...
That's the way of the world

I took a ride
Over the ocean wide
I didn't know
I couldn't see
Who i could trust
Or who trusted me
I travelled the earth
Trying to find
The good and the kind
I had to choose
If i should win
Or if i should lose
Yeah... i had to choose the way
'cos we are all equal underneath the sun

That's the way...
That's the way of the world
The way of the world
That's the way...
That's the way of the world
The way of the world
That's the way...
That's the way of the world

Like the crashing of a wave
On the shores of consciousness
We're alive and
We're awake to the world
And with the gift of love we're blessed

'cos we can be
Yes, we can be
We can be
Children of paradise
Children of paradise

In the twinkling of an eye
Or the turning of a page
Comes the moment when
Our time has arrived
We can never be the same

We can be
Yes, we can be
We can be
Children of paradise
Children of paradise

And all i know
Is we're still climbing up that hill
And all we need to sustain us
Is love of love
The light of life
And the faith to know we can heal
Like children

Through the violence and the rage
By the grace of love be still
And the spirit that breaks free from the cage
Is the one they cannot kill

We can be
Yes, we can be
We can be
Children of paradise
Children of paradise

They came from nowhere, with nowhere else to go
They came with nothing but pockets full of dreams
They came in hope, looking for the promised land
They brought their faith, believing in their hearts
They brought their children, searching for a new start
They came looking for the promised land

And all the rumours said it was heaven there
And all the signs were pointing to a new world
Someway somehow there's got to be... a place for us,
Somewhere... there's got to be

A better way, a new beginning, a second chance
...it's all in the new world
Equality, liberty, freedom
...it's all in the new world
A better life, a brighter future, the right to believe
...it's all in the new world
For you and me, it's going to be... freedom
...it's all in the new world

Through the ages, all through history
They braved the deserts, sailed the raging sea
And left their homes, looking for the promised land
They brought their culture, pride and prejudice
All they wanted was a reason to exist
And still they come, looking for the promised land

And all the rumours said it was heaven there
And all the signs were pointing to a new world
Someway somehow there s got to be... a place for us
Somewhere... there's got to be

A better way, a new beginning, a second chance
...it's all in the new world
Equality, liberty, freedom
...it's all in the new world
A better life, a brighter future, the right to believe
...it's all in the new world
For you and me, it's going to be... freedom
...it's all in the new world