Ever loved a woman who made you feel tall? Ever loved a man who made you feel small?
If you were a sailor I'd raise the anchor To sail the sea In search of you and me And god
Conjures currents to break our fragile boats And both the innocent and the damned Are swallowed up in his wake
If you were a huntress I'd be your bow For your silver arrows To seek out his heart
Ever loved a woman who made you feel tall? Ever loved a man who made you feel small?
Who are you to complain For lack of understanding? We are all created equal In just one thing alone
Alone in your thoughts that pursue you through your life They'll take you outwards to the dark edge of time And there's nothing more dangerous Than a man with nothing to lose Nothing to live for And nothing to prove
I need my conscience to keep watch over me To protect me from myself So I can wear honesty like a crown on my head When I walk into the promised land
We've been too long American dreaming I think we've all lost the way Forlorn somnambulistic maniacal In the dark I'm in love with an American girl Well, she's my best friend I love her surreptitious smile That hides the pain within her
And we'll go dancing in the rings of laughter And leave alone by the shores Feel alone in the brands of rapture And leave alone for the loss
Yeah, on the lea the rising wind blows Yeah, on the lea the rising wind blows How long? How long?
Here alone on the grounds of allegiances We've left behind Turned back by the foot of the doorway Never lost and found
We've been too long American dreaming I think we've all lost the heart Forlorn somnambulistic maniacal In the dark
Yeah, on the lea the rising wind blows Yeah, on the lea the rising wind blows How long? How long?