Manifesto

Album: Manifesto (1979)
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  • I am for a life around the corner
    That takes you by surprise
    That comes leaves all you need
    And more besides
    I am for a life and time by numbers
    Blast in fast 'n' low
    Add 'em up, account for luck
    You never know

    I am into friendship and plain sailing
    Through frenzied ports o' call
    O shake the hand to beat the band
    With love is all

    Or nothing to the man who wants tomorrow
    There's one in every town
    A crazy guy, he'd rather die
    Than be tied down

    I am for the man who drives the hammer
    To rock you 'til the grave
    His power drill shocks
    A million miles away

    I am for the revolution's coming
    I don't know where she's been
    For those who dare because it's there
    I know I've seen

    Now and then I've suffered imperfection
    I've studied marble flaws
    And faces drawn pale and worn
    By many tears

    I am that I am from out of nowhere
    to fight without a cause
    Roots strain against the grain
    With brute force you'd better
    Hold out when you're in doubt
    Question what you see
    And when you find an answer
    Bring it home to me. Writer/s: BRYAN FERRY, PHIL MANZANERA
    Publisher: Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
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