Standing in the light

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1. Oh, to turn once more and see your face

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smiling back at me from another time and place,

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to wash away the years of the pain and lies,

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by standing in light of the love of your eyes. + C - G - D7 - G

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2. To reach out once more and be gently held,

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with all tears dried, all fears dispelled,

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to believe once more in the dream that never dies,

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and standing in the light of the love in your eyes.

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I sometimes get weary on this long road home,

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though not one step have I taken alone,

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in joyful and painful memory,

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all my ghosts walk along with me. + Instr. = complete verse 2

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3. To be once more at the journey’s start,

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with unbowed head and unbruised heart,

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where the future shone like a glittering prize,

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and standing in the light of the love in your eyes.

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and standing in the light of the love in your eyes.

(Eric Bogle)