The
Lyrics
(some of the B-Sides)
The Pirate's Bride
Twenty Five To Midnight
This Was Never Meant To
Be
Lullaby To An Anxious Child
Beneath A Desert Moon
The Pirate's Bride
Sometimes in the light at the edge of the world
Is a ghost of a ship with it's black sail furled
And night after night she would stand on the shore
And dream of a love that she knew before
The tide rolls out, the tide rolls in
Without a thought for the ways of men
He set sail for the Spanish main
To rob the ships of the Queen of Spain
And she would be the pirate's bride
And she gave hime the pistol and the sword at his side
The tide rolls out, the tide rolls in
Without a thought for the ways of men
I'd give three ships of Spanish gold to see my love again
Four fathom five my true love lies
A fine wooden casket and gold in his eyes
Where is the glory? Where is the prize?
Where is the joy for the pirate's bride?
The tide rolls out, the tide rolls in
Without a thought for the ways of men
I'd give three ships of Spanish gold to see my love again
Twenty Five To Midnight
Train I ride, don't be slow
If your whistle can blow
Fifteen miles down the track
Tell them I'm coming back
Counting crows, counting sheep
Don't be slow, I won't weep
If your wheels on the line
Were to put me on time
Just a year to the day
Since I went on my way
Seek my fortune and fame
Be a star change my name
And that's it, more or less
'Til this midnight express
I know I can't be late
'Cause she said she won't wait
She'll just go and marry Jack
So there's no turning back
And it's twenty five to midnight
Fifteen miles of track
Band I had got a break
Just one chance we had to take
I told my girl I'd be back
Left her with my friend Jack
New York city for a spell
Things didn't turn out so well
Every time that we played
We were lucky we got paid
Mr train driver please
If your speed you increase
Every cent I have now
Will be yours this I vow
And that's it, more or less
'Til this midnight express
I know I can't be late
'Cause she said she won't wait
She'll just go and marry Jack
So there's no turning back
And it's twenty five to midnight
Fifteen miles of track
We called ourselves The Latino Lovers
Hawaiian shirts and top 40 covers
I didn't think I could sink this low
The drugs and booze they own my dough
This isn't how it's meant to be
There's no such thing as a meal that's free
If I was ever to get out alive
I'd have to guess one more time
Train I ride, don't be slow
If your whistle can blow
Fifteen miles down the track
Tell them I'm coming back
And that's it, more or less
'Til this midnight express
I know I can't be late
'Cause she said she won't wait
She'll just go and marry Jack
So there's no turning back
And it's twenty five to midnight
Fifteen miles of track
This Was Never Meant To
Be
This was never meant to be
All the signs were there to see
From the first moment that we met I knew
This was never meant to be
This was always doomed to fail
From the moment we set sail
All our instincts told us we were wrong
This was never meant to be
But soon we were enraptured in love's dance
When our dance ended I found
I couldn't live without you
And now all our dreams are sad embers
Here in the cold of December
And now you're in the arms of someone else
I always knew that
This was always second best
Our love would fall at the first test
Common sense would tell us we were wrong
This was never meant to be
This was never meant to last
We drank our cup of love too fast
From the first moment that we met I knew
Now miss
From our first kiss
I tell you this was never meant to be
Lullaby To An Anxious Child
Hush child
Let your mommy sleep into the night until we rise
Hush child
Let me sooth the shining tears that gather in your eyes
Hush Child
I won't leave I'll stay with you to quest this bridge of sighs
Hush child
I can help the look of accusation in your eyes
In your eyes
The world is broken and now
All in sorrow
Wise men hang their heads
Hush child
Let your mommy sleep into the night until we rise
Hush child
All your strength I'll need to find I'll find inside your eyes
In your eyes
Beneath A Desert Moon
From the mountains of the moon to the mighty delta
From the deserts of the West to the shining sea
Beneath the canopy of stars flow the serpent river
Flowing through my father's land that he left to me
From the baker to the priest to the candle maker
From the highest to the low in my father's land
We make an offer to the Sun for the break of morning
Or else everything we have will just turn to sand
I have alot to ask
I have alot that I need to say
I have so much to do
And all I need is another day
From the soldier to the scribe to the carpet maker
All the different colored threads in the carpet loom
A woven tapestry of life fills a mighty nation
This is the writing on the wall of my father's tomb
We have alot to ask
We have alot that we need to say
We have so much to do
All we need is another day
Beneath a desert moon I call you
Beneath a desert moon I say
Beneath a desert moon so lowly
I'm just a boy who would be king
With just the moon to guide us
We sometimes lose our way
If there's a light inside us
We'll follow into the brightness of the day
Every single blade of grass, every yellow flower
Every ripple of the sea of the blue, blue Nile
And every leaf on every tree, every single creature
From the smallest little bird to the crocodile
We have alot to ask
We have alot that we need to say
We have so much to do
All we need is another day
Beneath a desert moon I call you
Beneath a desert moon we say
Beneath a desert moon we're waiting
Before the coming of the king
Beneath the desert moon that's sinking
We see the Eastern sky's on fire
This is where darkness leaves
And shining waters fall
And let the shadows run
And we'll say, "Welcome" to the sun
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All songs written, and composed by Sting except "Lullaby
To An Anxious Child" written by Sting / Miller and "This Was Never Meant
To Be" written by Sting and Anne Dudley (c) 1996 Steerpike Limited
