We had birds on the wires, they sang about hope in the choirs,
We picked out our dreams from the fires til the sun came and stole them away.
We wore out the treads on our tyres, some said we were cool some were liars,
Some loved us and some would deny us but the wind came and blew them away.
You all pray you'll see heaven, well I've already been there - it's a beach.
You can stretch out your hands to the God of your choice but I wonder if you'll ever reach.
Just the sun and the wind, just the rain and the snow,
Just love in a moment, just taking it slow,
Just the lines on the road, just the lights in the skies,
Keep driving it on, keep your eyes on the prize.
There are threats to the nation, to the soul and the heart of creation,
It calls for some hard medication when your guns cannot blow them away.
What's needed is some reparation not a ticket to more degradation,
Some love and some moral salvation, not the fools who would turn them away.
You wish you could stop it, well I know you know how but you won't.
You can talk all you like about turning it round but when the time comes I know that you won't.
What's done is what's done and you've got to let go,
What's hard is the choice not to go with the flow,
Just a chance of a change , just a word to the wise,
Keep out of the hole, keep your eyes on the prize.
We have friends in high places, they're real but we can't see their faces,
They leave us indelible traces even time cannot fade them away...
And that's where the whole human race is, praying hard they can find where the s***e is,
But they need to learn more of what grace is or their fear will just eat them away.
You pray you'll be wealthy, well I'm already there it's not a stash.
You can try all you like to keep piling it up but there's no comfort in counting the cash.
Just the time that you have,
And the time that's gone by,
Just the sights and the sounds,
You can soar, you can fly,
Don't leave with regrets,
To the sound of your sighs,
Blow them away with your eyes on the prize.
We picked out our dreams from the fires til the sun came and stole them away.
We wore out the treads on our tyres, some said we were cool some were liars,
Some loved us and some would deny us but the wind came and blew them away.
You all pray you'll see heaven, well I've already been there - it's a beach.
You can stretch out your hands to the God of your choice but I wonder if you'll ever reach.
Just the sun and the wind, just the rain and the snow,
Just love in a moment, just taking it slow,
Just the lines on the road, just the lights in the skies,
Keep driving it on, keep your eyes on the prize.
There are threats to the nation, to the soul and the heart of creation,
It calls for some hard medication when your guns cannot blow them away.
What's needed is some reparation not a ticket to more degradation,
Some love and some moral salvation, not the fools who would turn them away.
You wish you could stop it, well I know you know how but you won't.
You can talk all you like about turning it round but when the time comes I know that you won't.
What's done is what's done and you've got to let go,
What's hard is the choice not to go with the flow,
Just a chance of a change , just a word to the wise,
Keep out of the hole, keep your eyes on the prize.
We have friends in high places, they're real but we can't see their faces,
They leave us indelible traces even time cannot fade them away...
And that's where the whole human race is, praying hard they can find where the s***e is,
But they need to learn more of what grace is or their fear will just eat them away.
You pray you'll be wealthy, well I'm already there it's not a stash.
You can try all you like to keep piling it up but there's no comfort in counting the cash.
Just the time that you have,
And the time that's gone by,
Just the sights and the sounds,
You can soar, you can fly,
Don't leave with regrets,
To the sound of your sighs,
Blow them away with your eyes on the prize.