The Island

[Verse 1]

They say the skies of lebanon are burning

Those mighty cedars bleeding in the heat

They're showing pictures on the television

Women and children dying in the streets

And we're still at it in our own place

Still trying to reach the future through the past

Still trying to carve tomorrow from a tombstone

[Chorus]

But hey don't listen to me

This wasn't meant to be no sad song

I've sang to much of that before

Right now I only want to be here with you

Till the morning dew comes falling

I want to take you to thе island

And trace your footprints in the sand

And in the еvening when there's no one around

We'll make love to the sound of the ocean

[Verse 2]

They're raising banners over by the markets

White-washing slogans on the shipyard walls

Witch doctors praying for a mighty showdown

No way way our holy flag is gonna fall

Up here we sacrifice our children

To feed the worn out dreams of yesterday

And teach them dying will lead us into glory

[Chorus]

But hey don't listen to me

This wasn't meant to be no sad song

We've heard  too much of that before

Right now I only want to be here with you

Till the morning dew comes falling

I want to take you to the island

And trace your footprints in the sand

And in the evening when the sun goes down

We'll make love to the sound of the ocean

[Verse 3]

Now I know us plain folks don't see all the story

And all this peace and love's just copping out

And I guess these  young boys dying in the ditches

Is just what being free is all about

And how this twisted wreckage down on main street

Will bring us all together in the end

And we’ll  go marching down the road to freedom, freedom