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Chopper standing in the clearing, fuelled and ready to ride |
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Captain in the doorway, telling us to step inside |
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Last minute check, all weapons set |
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Parachute and right sight |
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Going to drop in on the jungle |
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And grease some stone age tribe |
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The 'sarge jokes about taking out the last link |
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To his troubled past |
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As we hit the canopy. i feel a shadow across my heart |
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Chorus: |
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Inevitable consequence of progress -- |
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Is what he said to me |
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Inevitable consequence of progress -- |
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In the judgement of history |
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Inevitable consequence of progress -- |
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Going to change your destiny |
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And i felt the sun, sun, sun, the son, son, son |
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Going down on me |
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The pilot pulled the chopper around |
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And we got into position |
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We made all the right moves and |
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There wasn't any real opposition |
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Crazy tribesmen shooting arrows at the 'ship overhead |
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Such a wierd spectacle |
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The 'sarge he smiled and he said |
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"there's a new world coming and |
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There ain't no place for them-- |
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Don't feel sad son for what history has condemned." |
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Inevitable consequence of progress -- |
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Is what he said to me |
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Inevitable consequence of progress -- |
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In the judgement of history |
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Inevitable consequence of progress -- |
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Going to change your destiny |
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And i felt the sun, sun, sun, the son, son, son |
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Had gone down on me |
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Bridge: |
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I've been waiting for the clouds to clear |
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I've been waiting for the dawn |
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I've been waiting for the fear to subside |
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And for the sun to make me warm again |
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"live and let live" -- step into real life, |
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Step into the lifeline boy |
