Tales of Hope 1

1. 1. Too Soon

   Just a boy of ten
   Leaning on a fence.
   His eyes are old, his face is set,
   he lights a cigarette.

   Girl child sighs.
   Baby wakes and cries.
   Two kids to feed and a flat to clean
   and she still in her teens.

   Too soon, too soon.
   Too soon, too soon.

   The father of a friend
   Met with an early end.
   For later life he scraped his pay
   But never saw the day.

   Too soon, too soon.
   Too soon, too soon.

   And now my birthday´s here
   I´m happy that the years
   Allowed me time to grow up late,
   To learn to let things wait,

   To let things wait...

   Too soon, too soon.
   Too soon, too soon.

2. 2. All through the Night

   I´ve got my eyes on you.
   It´s one of those things I love to do,
   Just setting my eyes on you.

   When did I first see you?
   Was is it in June or was it in Juli?
   I just recall a blue blue summer sky.

   Even though you´re out of sight,
   I feel you shining out.
   Even though you´re out of sight,
   I feel you by my side.

   All through the night
   I feel your presence shining out.
   All through the night
   It´s you that I´m longing to hold me tight.
   All through the night
   And all through the day.

   When did I last see you?
   Wasn´t it on a cold October day?
   I just recall a day grey as grey.

   Even though you´re out of sight,
   I feel you shining out.
   Even though you´re out of sight,
   I feel you by my side.

   All through the night
   And all through the day.

3. 3. No Place better than Home

   I went through the desert, too hot for me.
   Just looking for someone, a wish to be free.
   An old man with a camel he came up to me,
   And this is what he said:

   There´s no place better than home.
   No place better than home.
   And so you´d better get on your feet, pack your bags
   And head on home.

   I climbed up a mountain, really high.
   Just looking for something up in the sky.
   But a voice inside me just gave a sigh.
   And this is what it said:

   There´s no place better than home.
   No place better than home.
   And so you´d better get on your feet, pack your bags
   And head on home.

   It´s late in the morning in a hotel room.
   There´s a cleaning lady with a pan and broom.
   She sees me sleeping and her face fills with gloom.

   And I know she´s gonna say it, go on, just say it,
   I can take it, I know the lyrics, she said:

   There´s no place better than home.
   No place better than home.
   No, no, no...there is reason to roam....
   And so I did it, I got on my feet, packed my bags
   And headed home.
   I headed home.

   And now I´m home.