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Plant Robert

Darkness, darkness be my pillow Take my hand and let me sleep In the coolness of your shadow In the silence of your deep Darkness, darkness hide my yearning

I come from the tin pan valley and I'm moving right along I live on former glory, so long ago and gone I'm turning down the talk shows, the humour and

Beyond the river, over the sea Somewhere past last farewell that ever will be It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you It's callin' to you,

Can you feel my heart beat Across a crowded room? Oh, why don't you get close to me? Gonna taste the cheap perfume Can you feel my eyes on you? Why don

Down, down, down Always make the same mistakes, again Down, down, always down Always make the same mistake Talk is cheap but you're talking fast Never

Carry me down to the sea Carry me down where they're waiting for me That's where I want to be That's where it all comes around Watching the ships pass

21 times I slowly cried 21 times I slowly died 21 times I wondered how Want my baby, is gone somehow, ooh Down the road go, down so far Down the road

Another tribe, another brother Torn between his lover and the gun Another God, another mother Weeps to justify the damage done I wonder through the lies

A fool in love, a crazy situation Her velvet glove, knocks me down And down and down and down Her kiss of fire, a loaded invitation Inside her smile,