Near To The Wild Heart Of Life

Album: Near To The Wild Heart Of Life (2017)
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  • The future's under fire
    The past is gaining ground
    A continuous cold war between
    My home and my hometown
    I was destined to die dreaming
    When one day, my best friend
    With passion and pure provocation
    Summoned me and said
    "You can't condemn your love
    To linger here and die
    Can't leave your dreams to chance
    Or to a spirit in the sky
    May your heart always be ardent
    Your conscience always clear
    And succumb to the city and surrender, baby
    I'll be waiting here"

    And it got me all fired up
    To go far away
    And make some ears ring from the sound of my singing, baby
    (Oh oh, oh oh)
    And it got me all fired up
    To go far away
    And make some ears ring from the sound of my singing, baby
    (Oh oh, oh oh)
    So I left my home
    And all I had
    I used to be good but now I'm bad

    It was last call at my local
    And I stalled saying goodbye
    So the girl behind the bar came over
    And she took me aside
    She kissed me like a chorus, said
    "Give 'em hell for us
    And last drink of the night, last night in town
    Baby, this one is on the house"

    And it got me all fired up
    To go far away
    And make some ears ring from the sound of my singing, baby
    (Oh oh, oh oh)
    And it got me all fired up
    To go far away
    And make some ears ring from the sound of my singing, baby
    (Oh oh, oh oh)
    So I left my home
    And all I had
    I used to be good but now I'm bad

    It was bedlam in my bed that night
    And like a silent scream
    My body broke out in a sweat
    From seeing you in dreams
    You called out to me
    I sang back to you
    And all I remember was it sounded, baby
    Like all hell breaking loose

    And it got me all fired up (fired up)
    To go far away (far away)
    And make some ears ring from the sound of my singing, baby
    (Oh oh, oh oh)
    And it got me all fired up (fired up)
    To go far away (far away)
    And make some ears ring from the sound of my singing, baby
    (Oh oh, oh oh)
    So I left my home
    And all I had
    I used to be good but now I'm bad Writer/s: Brian Andrew King, David Prowse
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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