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FrankfurtCat

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40. "Life Is Long"-Brian Eno & David Byrne
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 02:00 PM
Jan 2017

Everybody says that the living is easy
I can barely see cause my head's in the way
Tigers walk behind me, they are to remind me that
I'm lost, but I'm not afraid

Soul to soul, A kiss and a sigh
Sawed in half, by the passage of time
Halfway home, from a window you see
Chains and bars, but I am still free

People on the outside, I remember sweet times
This old rose, is always in bloom
Everybody's happy, to be a baby daddy
Stone love, with nothing to lose

Life is long, if you give it away
So stay, don't go, cause I'm fading away
Soul to soul, between you and me
Chain me down, but I am still free

Now I can say, those three little words
And every day, I'm dreaming a world
Soul to soul, a kiss and a sigh
Holding back, the waters outside.

Life is long, if you give it away
So stay, don't go, cause I'm fading away
Soul to soul, between you and me
Chain me down, but I am still free

Songwriters
DAVID BYRNE, BRIAN P.G. ENO

Published by
Lyrics © UPALA MUSIC, INC.

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we saw him perform last year in St Augustine OriginalGeek Jan 2017 #5
That must have been incredible, seeing him perform! FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 #6
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I didn't even know this video existed. Dave Starsky Jan 2017 #10
I first heard it in '91-'92. FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 #11
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