Golden Down

Album: Golden Down (1981)
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  • Out in the filth and the restless mud
    Where hungry strangers are bound
    Down the road in the flesh and blood
    A certain gentleness can be found
    Through the hours of the naked evening
    While the faceless disappear
    She will surely have you believing
    As she whispers softly in your ear

    Golden Down, Golden Down
    Put a smile on this lonely town
    Golden Light, Golden Bright
    Won't you hold me in your arms tonight

    On the pavement in a silver dress
    What fine ladies might call a gown
    Another night, another sweet caress
    The lace of your empire coming down
    Street princess on a throne of cream
    High priestess of the multitude
    Fallen angel in a madman's dream
    Look how he hovers over you

    Golden Down, Golden Down
    Put a smile on this lonely town
    Golden Light, Golden Bright
    Won't you hold me in your arms tonight

    The men will come from miles around
    Country temples and the factories
    The pretty rich boys from their suites uptown
    All would have you gladly on your knees

    Some would sneer as they pass you by
    Laugh and snicker at the rags you wear
    Curse the very ground you magnify
    Some would run their fingers through your hair

    Golden Down, Golden Down
    Put a smile on this lonely town
    Golden Light, Golden Bright
    Won't you hold me in your arms tonight

    Tears don't fall, they teem
    Dream, sweet princess, dream

    The hour's late, smoke is heavy
    A drunken sailor is coming to
    The whiskey's straight, the spirit's ready
    The boys in the backroom are calling you
    But the night is long, your bones are weary
    You need a drink someplace to lie
    The earth may turn but while your near me
    Just give me one last kiss goodbye

    Golden Down, Golden Down
    Put a smile on this lonely town
    Golden Light, Golden Bright
    Won't you hold me in your arms tonight
    Golden Down, Golden Down
    Put a smile on this lonely town
    Golden Light, Golden Bright
    Won't you hold me in your arms tonight Writer/s: Robert A Noonan
    Publisher: Red Brick Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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