LONG FORGOTTEN TIMES P. PASCOE: words P. DREDGE: music
THE TRUEST MESSAGE IN THE SKY
IN THE CLOUDS ABOVE THE TOWN
AND ALL THE COLOURS HELP US TRY
TO WIPE AWAY OUR FROWN
AS THE RAIN WASHES AWAY THE STAIN
OF LONG FORGOTTEN TIMES
THE TOUGHEST LESSON EVER LEARNED
WHEN GIVEN HALF A CHANCE
IS NOT TO LOVE, JUST WALK AWAY
WITHOUT A BACKWARD GLANCE
LET THE SUNSHINE TAKE AWAY THE PAIN
OF LONG FORGOTTEN TIMES
ALL THE MEMORIES SLOWLY FADE
THOUGH WE TRY TO KEEP THEM BRIGHT
SO THEN WE’RE STANDING IN THE SHADE
AND DO WHAT WE THINK’S RIGHT
LET OUR HEARTS BE GLAD AND WARM AND RECALL
OF LONG FORGOTTEN TIMES
IT MUST BE IN OUR DNA
AND IN OUR MEMORY BANKS
THERE’S GOT TO BE ANOTHER WAY
TO SAVE THE SHIP BEFORE IT SINKS
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE LIES AHEAD
FOR LIVING IN THE NOW
BECAUSE WE ARE A LONG TIME DEAD
WE’LL MAKE IT WORK SOMEHOW
THEN THE RAIN WILL WASH AWAY THE STAIN
OF LONG FORGOTTEN TIMES
LONG FORGOTTEN TIMES
LONG FORGOTTEN TIMES
credits
from Walking Through A Dream,
released June 14, 2016
Pete Pascoe - words
Paul Dredge - music
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