Stanley Road

A hazy mist hung down the street
The length of it's mile -
As far as my eye could see
The sky so wide, the houses tall
Or so they seemed to be,
So they seemed to me so small,
And it gleamed in the distance
And it shone like the sun -
Like silver & gold - it went on & on.

The summer nights that seemed so long
Always call me back to return -
As i re-write this song

The ghosts of night, the dreams of day
Make me swirl & fall & hold me in their sway -
And it's still in the distance
And it shines like the sun -
Like silver & gold - it goes on & on.

The rolling stock rocked me to sleep -
Amber lights flashing 'cross the street
And on the corner.....a dream to meet -
Going on & on.

On & on,
On & on..........

Fly on wings of speed
That will bring you home to me
I'll never be free - from the darkness i see
As i wait for your smile.
Though my hands are tied,
My feet are bound by fate
With clay at the base - as i sit and wait
What visions i see.

In dreams, she floats on a stream,
With jesus at the helm, the water reeds that beg,
Her boat along the way - as she comes to me

Now as the light is falling
One candle left to light the way,
Sailing home to morning
She comes to me calling,

To brighten up my darkest day,
& the world fades away..
With her smile.

Fly, on wings of speed
That will bring you home to me
I'll never be free - from the darkness i see,
As i wait for your smile -

I saw you today, or at least i think it was
It's hard to say, we've all changed so much -
Compelled to look, but i hid my face
It's hard to trace - these feelings
Gone so soon, the time i spent with you
And like an old, old tune-keeps running through my head-
I wanted to say, so many things
But my mouth went dry - and one word & i'd cry.

Slender bride, your beauty shines from you
And forever more, i'll be on your side for sure -
A light in your life, that always burns for you
As time passes.... so quickly.

The final stage, we've both reached some way
As we board our trains to different stations
And the parts we play, and the things we say,
Words on the way - to discovery

The sun came out & hung above
Over our heads but far enough to see
A bomb exploding in another town
Children choking on a poison cloud
While on the streets, where lovers once walked,
Side by side in idle talk
Bullets fall like unholy rain
People change as the panic sets in -
A frightened baby by her dead mother's side
In a brutal world where there's nowhere
To run, hide or cry -

Now nothing feels the same way -
Feels like it's changing again -
Upon a street with no name
It's hard to find it again -

I ran as fast as my feet could fly
Down country lanes where i took my time-
Time like a hound snapping at my heels
I got past thinking so i could feel -
Feels like a film playing in my head
And i kept rolling down green surrey hills -
In spring-

Now nothing feels the same way
Feels like i'm changing again
Upon a street with no name
It's hard to find me again -
The sun came out & hung above, over our heads
But far enough to see

Some people think they're jammy
But i know they must be crazy
Can't see their misfortune
Even if they're lazy
Walk throughout the fire
Drive throughout the smoke
See my enemy at the end of the rope

Walk on piles of needles
See what they can do
Walk on gilded splinters
With the king of the zulus

Kon kon, the kiddy kon kon
Walk on gilded splinters
Kon kon, the kiddy kon kon
Walk on gilded splinters

Here i go, now
Til i murder, til i'm dead

I rode out my coffee
By drinking poison from my chalice
Propped against my faith
I drink oil for my malice

Meet me on your doorstep
Soon we'll be in the gutter
Melt you just like butter
I'll make you stutter

Walk throughout the fire
Drive throughout the smoke
See my enemy at the end of the rope

Walk on piles of needles
See what they can do
Walk on gilded splinters
With the king of the zulus

Kon kon, the kiddy kon kon
Walk on gilded splinters
Kon kon, the kiddy kon kon
Walk on gilded splinters

Til i murder, til i'm dead

Sugartown has turned so sour
Its people angry in their sleep
There's more small-town paranoia
Sweeping down its evil sheets -
You can tell it's witching hour
You can feel the spirits rise
When the room goes very quiet
And there's hatred in their eyes -

You better give me the chance
I'll cut you down with a glance
Yeh, with my small axe - so help me,
And tho' i'm only one
And tho' weak i'm strong
And if it comes to the crunch
Then i'm the woodcutter's son

And i'm cutting down the wood for the
Good of everyone!

There's a silence when i enter
And a murmur when i leave
I can see their jealous faces
I can feel the ice they breathe