Spirit of '76

[00:04.12] Well I find myself in reverie
[00:06.32] 'Bout what we might have had
[00:20.50] And what might have been
[00:38.39] We had something going once
[00:40.46] That was such a long, long time ago
[00:42.56] It was way back in '76
[00:44.94] Our friendship formed of pure innocence
[00:48.41] We first met in Mathew street
[00:52.57] Where we heard something that would set us free
[00:56.61] A sign stands over a door, it says
[01:00.92] "Four lads who shook the world"
[01:04.84] In the depths of those heady nights
[01:09.34] We would dream of those bright lights
[01:12.91] Oh my friend, oh my friend, oh my friend
[01:17.35] And my friend John, he went away
[01:19.78] He made some mistakes
[01:43.93] Spent time in walton jail
[02:05.46] And now when I see him we still talk
[02:07.65] But there's no light shining in his eyes
[02:11.09] And Susie, she was seventeen
[02:13.73] And more beauty in this world
[02:17.36] I swear you'll never see
[02:21.67] I was gonna be king
[02:24.35] And she was gonna be queen
[02:26.47] But now all she does is hide behind the tears
[02:28.70] If there was more sense in this world
[02:30.67] And work wasn't so hard to find
[02:33.63] You would not be going your way
[02:37.60] I would not be going mine
[02:41.17] Oh my friend, oh my friend, oh my friend
[02:45.35] Somewhere tonight out on the street
[02:49.72] Somewhere beneath this city's heat
[02:53.40] In the eyes of strangers who pass me by
[02:57.15] Life is cruel and so unkind
[03:01.21] Oh, oh the spirit of '76
[03:04.97] And Pete has seen his dreams come true
[03:08.81] But that don't make him no hero
[03:23.76] He's just one of the lucky few
[03:36.98] If a man can't change the world these days
[03:40.29] I still believe a man can change his own destiny
[03:42.37] But the price is high that has got to be paid
[03:45.00] For everyone who survives there are many who fail
[03:48.83] I've seen my friends caught out in that crossfire
[03:53.01] All their dreams and hopes smashed on the funeral pyre
[03:56.61] I will never give in until the day I die
[03:59.68] I get myself some independence
[04:05.40] Carve out a future with my two bare hands
[04:12.25] Oh my friend, oh my friend, oh my friend
[04:17.75] Somewhere tonight out on the street
[04:21.06] Somewhere beneath this city's heat
[04:24.65] In the eyes of strangers who pass me by
[04:29.48] Life is cruel and so unkind
[04:32.62] Oh, oh the spirit of '76
[04:36.42] Mersey lights shine in the distance
[04:40.83] Same as they did for us then
[04:49.59] Mersey lights shine bright in the distance
[04:58.23] Where are you now my friend?
[05:01.80] You see some nights when I can't sleep
[05:07.12] I still think of you
[05:11.23] And all the promises, all our dreams we shared
[05:15.08] I know those lights still call to you
[05:19.07] I can hear them now
[05:25.45] I can hear them now
[05:32.89] (Still shining for us)
[05:38.03] (Let em shine)
[05:44.67] (Can you hear them)
[05:50.66] (Can you hear them)
[05:53.75] (Lights are still shining)
[05:57.43] Somewhere tonight out on the street
[06:00.25] Somewhere beneath this city's heat
[06:14.64] In the eyes of strangers who pass me by
[06:28.30] Life is cruel and so unkind
[06:32.06] Oh- oh
[06:35.87] Where's it gone
[06:39.81] The spirit of '76
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