‘Spirit Of 76 (Live Boston Wang Centre, 1988)’ [9:05] (MacDonald/Peters), Mike Peters
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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"In 1988, the Spirit of 76" Well, I find myself in reverie 'Bout what we might have had And what might have been We had something going once That was such a long, long time ago It was way back in '76 Our friendship formed of pure innocence We first met in Mathew Street And we heard something that would set us free A sign stands over a door, it says "Four lads who shook the world" In the depths of those heady nights We would dream of those bright lights Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend three-four "Raise your hands, come on" See, my friend John, he went away He made some mistakes Spent some time in Walton jail And now when I see him we still talk But there's no light shining in his eyes And Susie, she was seventeen And more beauty in this world I swear you'll never see I was gonna be king And she was gonna be queen But now all she does is hide behind her tears If there was more sense in this world And work wasn't so hard to find You would not be going your way I would not be going mine Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend Somewhere tonight out on the street Somewhere beneath this city's heat In the eyes of strangers who pass me by Life is cruel and so unkind Oh, Oh the SPIRIT OF 76 "Raise your hands for the Twistman" And now me, I've seen his dreams come true But that don't make me no hero I'm just one of the lucky few If a man can't change the world these days I still believe a man can change his own destiny But the price is high and it's got to be paid For everyone who survives there are many who fail I've seen my friends caught out in the crossfire All their dreams and hopes smashed on the funeral pyre I will never give in until the day that I die I'll get myself some independence Carve out a future with my two bare hands Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend Somewhere tonight out on the street Somewhere beneath this city's heat In the eyes of strangers who pass me by Life is cruel and so unkind Oh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76 Mersey lights shine in the distance Same as they did for us then Mersey lights shine bright in the distance Where are you now my friend? You see Some nights when I can't sleep I still think of you Of all the promises,all the dreams we shared I know those lights still call to you I can hear them now I can hear them now Still shining for you Let them shine Let them shine Oh won't you let them shine Lights are still shining Somewhere tonight out on the street Somewhere beneath this city's heat In the eyes of strangers who pass me by Life is cruel and so unkind Oh- Oh the SPIRIT OF '76 The SPIRIT OF '76 "Goodnight, thank you!"
Notes
:Recorded at The Wang Centre For The Performing Arts, Boston ,MA 26th April 1988
Produced by Gary Katz
Engineered & Mixed by Elliot Scheiner
Mike Peters Notes
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Dave Sharp Notes
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Eddie MacDonald Notes
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Nigel Twist Notes
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