Ian Hunter - Wash Us Away Lyrics
On the very first decade that we got to dream inOur fathers were angry, our mother's were screamin'At the clothes we were wearin' and the music we got off onHitler was dead, welcome to BabylonCarved our initials out across the sandThe heart and the arrow, no-one understandsThen the tide rolled in and everything ranAnd washed us away, washed us away, washed us awayUp in the attic ambition was burningNow my fingers were bleedin' but the tables were turningDown in the city the future was beckoningAnd I hated myself on the day of reckoning(Oh yeah)Carved our initials on top of the cakeThe heart and the arrow - the rattle and the snakeHow was I to know that the Earth was gonna breakAnd wash us away, wash us away, wash us awayEverything's temporary in this worldAin't it a shame when you lose someoneHere tomorrow, gone todayWash us away, wash us away, wash us awayThere was never a fool like a young fool alone inA world without someone he can find a home inAnd for all the wrong reasons we rescued each otherYou bandaged my heart I never would recover(ohhhh)No river runs true, it always takes a twistHearts can be broken, arrows gonna missHow was I to know that it was gonna come down to thisAnd wash us awayAnd we wrote our names on the Dead Sea ScrollsThe young and the restless, the brave and the boldHow was we to know it was gonna get outta controlAnd wash us away, wash us away, wash us away, wash us away, wash us away,wash us away, wash us away
