Spirit Of '76


        I find myself in reverie
        'Bout what we might have had, and what might have been
        We had something going once
        That was such a long, long time ago

        It was way back in '76
        A friendship formed of pure innocence
        We first met in Matthew Street
        Where we heard something that would set us free

        A sign stands over a door, it says
        "Four lads who shook the world"
        In the depths of those heady nights
        We would dream of those bright lights

        Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend

        And my friend John, he went away
        And he made some mistakes, spent time in Walton jail
        And now when I see him, we still talk
        But there's no light shining in his eyes

        And Susie, she was seventeen
        And more beauty in this world, I swear you'll never see
        I was gonna be king, and she was gonna be queen
        But now all she does is hide behind the tears

        If there was more sense in this world
        And work wasn't so hard to find
        You would not be going your way
        I would not be going mine

        Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend

        Somewhere tonight out on the street
        Somewhere beneath this city's heat
        In the eyes of strangers who pass me by
        Oh, life is cruel and so unkind
        Oh, the Spirit of '76

        And Pete has seen his dreams come true
        But that don't make him no hero, he's just one of the lucky few
        If a man can't change the world these days
        I still believe a man can change his own destiny

        But the price is high that is got to be paid
        For everyone who survives there are many who fell
        I've seen my friends caught out in the crossfire
        All their dreams and hopes smashed on the funeral pyre

        I will never give in
        Until the day that I die
        I get myself some independence
        Carve out a future with my two bare hands

        Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend

        Somewhere tonight out on the street
        Somewhere beneath this city's heat
        In the eyes of strangers who pass me by
        Oh, life is cruel and so unkind
        Oh, the Spirit of '76

        Mersey lights shine in the distance
        Same as they did for us then
        Mersey lights shine bright in the distance
        Where are you now my friend?

        Some nights when I can't sleep, I still think of you
        Of all the promises, all the dreams we shared
        I know those lights still call to you
        I can hear them now

        Somewhere tonight out on the street
        Somewhere beneath this city's heat
        In the eyes of strangers who pass me by
        Oh, life so cruel and so unkind
        Oh, the Spirit of '76


                                The Alarm, Strength / Standards
                                File written by Wizard