Eastern wind
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1. Well, my furrows are
filled with corn,
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I have my woman to keep me warm.
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But there's one thing that I
do fear,
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that
Eastern wind is getting near.
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2. There's a shotgun beside
my bed,
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this
is my country, where I was born
and bred.
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But I am sure, as the willow
will grow,
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that
Eastern wind is going to blow,
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Blowing a hole in my life, Eastern wind !
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Running away with my life, Eastern wind.
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3. There's a woman who
reads the stars,
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she
sees warlords on the planet Mars.
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And she said, "Boy, you'd
better beware,
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that
restless wind is getting near”.
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Blowing a hole in your life, Eastern wind !
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Running away with your life, Eastern wind !
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They are coming, they are coming !
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They are coming, look out !
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4. In my dream, I saw a
crowd,
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they
were burning the palace down.
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I saw a mad old man, and I ran
to the door,
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and
then that wind began to roar.
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5. And when they come, they'll
find me here,
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I will not run, they will
not see my fear.
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And I will fight to the very
end,
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before
that wind I will never bend.
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If they’re blowing a hole in my life, Eastern wind !
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Running away with my life, Eastern wind !
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Taking the plough from my hands, Eastern wind,
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taking every bit of my land, Eastern
wind !
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(Chris de Burgh)