Spirit Of '76-The Alarm

[ti:Spirit Of '76] [ar:The Alarm] [al:Strength] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Spirit Of '76 - The Alarm [00:35.47]Well I find myself in reverie [00:39.42]'Bout what we might have had [00:41.72]And what might have been [00:44.09]We had something going once [00:46.83]That was such a long long time ago [00:51.34]It was way back in '76 [00:55.13]Our friendship formed of pure innocence [00:59.49]We first met in Mathew Street [01:02.74]Where we heard something that would set us free [01:08.39]A sign stands over a door it says [01:11.59]"Four lads who shook the world" [01:16.14]In the depths of those heady nights [01:20.22]We would dream of those bright lights [01:24.02]Oh my friend Oh my friend Oh my friend [02:04.19]And my friend John he went away [02:07.81]He made some mistakes [02:09.90]Spent time in Walton jail [02:11.57]And now when I see him we still talk [02:15.22]But there's no light shining in his eyes [02:20.04]And Susie she was seventeen [02:23.40]And more beauty in this world [02:25.49]I swear you'll never see [02:27.77]I was gonna be king [02:29.70]And she was gonna be queen [02:31.63]But now all she does is hide behind the tears [02:36.42]If there was more sense in this world [02:38.94]And work wasn't so hard to find [02:44.14]You would not be going your way [02:47.82]I would not be going mine [02:51.96]Oh my friend Oh my friend Oh my friend [02:55.82]Somewhere tonight out on the street [02:59.48]Somewhere beneath this city's heat [03:03.25]In the eyes of strangers who pass me by [03:07.28]Life is cruel and so unkind [03:11.34]Oh Oh the SPIRIT OF '76 [03:36.08]And Pete has seen his dreams come true [03:39.41]But that don't make him no hero [03:41.65]He's just one of the lucky few [03:43.76]If a man can't change the world these days [03:46.69]I still believe a man can change his own destiny [03:51.36]But the price is high that has got to be paid [03:54.90]For everyone who survives there are many who fail [03:59.23]I've seen my friends caught out in that crossfire [04:02.90]All their dreams and hopes smashed on the funeral pyre [04:06.99]I will never give in until the day I die [04:15.39]Get myself some independence [04:18.60]Carve out a future with my two bare hands [04:23.18]Oh my friend Oh my friend Oh my friend [04:27.22]Somewhere tonight out on the street [04:30.93]Somewhere beneath this city's heat [04:34.78]In the eyes of strangers who pass me by [04:38.75]Life is cruel and so unkind [04:42.78]Oh Oh the SPIRIT OF '76 [04:46.53] [04:57.08]Mersey lights shine in the distance [05:00.64]Same as they did for us then [05:05.33]Mersey lights shine bright in the distance [05:09.50]Where are you now my friend [05:13.42]You see some nights when I can't sleep [05:17.07]I still think of you [05:21.65]And all the promises [05:23.97]All our dreams we shared [05:29.99]I know those lights still call to you [05:37.02]I can hear them now [05:40.32]I can hear them now [05:46.93](Still shining for us) [05:52.81](Let em shine) [05:56.28](Can you hear them) [05:59.48](Can you hear them) [06:00.74] [06:21.21](Lights are still shining) [06:26.94]Somewhere tonight out on the street [06:30.61]Somewhere beneath this city's heat [06:34.49]In the eyes of strangers who pass me by [06:38.30]Life is cruel and so unkind [06:42.48]Oh- Oh [06:44.98]Where's it gone [06:45.85]The SPIRIT OF '76