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Russians and Americans - Al Stewart |
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So here we stand at the edge of 1984 |
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Bracing ourselves once again |
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For the storm approaching is those |
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Who long before huddled in caves from |
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The rain |
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The enemy's face is so hard to see |
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Sometimes it seems that I see him in you |
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Sometimes in me |
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Who can it be |
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No use consulting the prophets and leaders |
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They all disagree |
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Russians and Americans |
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Here's a song for you |
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Who carry the weight of the world |
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On your heads |
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Russians and Americans |
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Tell me if it's true |
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You really believe all the things |
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That you've said |
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The red white and blue running into the red |
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From the wars of Europe |
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The pilgrim fathers set off with their hopes |
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And their bond |
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Some settled down by the coast |
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Others cross the mountains and into the |
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Flatlands beyond |
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From the scramble and dust of |
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Muscovite streets |
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Merchants develop the trade routes |
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And open the door to the east |
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Pioneer waves |
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Choked by the cold breath of winter |
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And baked by the heat of the day |
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Russians and Americans |
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Passing through the fire of revolution |
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And coming of age |
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Russians and Americans |
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Driven by desire two players |
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Push to the front of the stage |
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The whole world now watches |
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Each move that you make |
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Two runners caught in the thrill of the race |
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The finishing line is as far as the stars |
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That the satellites chase |
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Why quicken the pace |
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Why does it seem |
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That you choose to lose reason |
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Before losing face |
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Russians and Americans |
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Driven by the past the third world moves |
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In the shadows you cast |
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Russians and Americans |
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Can turn the world to dust |
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So much to live for |
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So much undiscussed |
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So much in common and so little trust |
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From the streets of athens and rome |
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The voices still echo to crumbling walls |
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Look to the past and remember |
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No empire rises that sooner or later |
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Won't fall |
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Forever the changes we still have to face |
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Some people say that a country |
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Is more and idea than a place |
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Though nothing is safe |
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We still choose the mark |
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That we leave on the open canvas of space |
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Russians and Americans |
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Maybe you should see into the |
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Heart of the world not its head |
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Russians and Americans |
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If you want to be the beat of the world |
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Better mind where you tread |
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The footsteps of history are left where you step |
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So here we stand at the edge of 1984 |
