Curtains open wide
Slowly to the side
Choose the ones to sell
Nothing in the way
For the bird of prey
Living in a cell
Miracles of the world
Made of blood stained gold
Do you feel alright
Wondering on and on
if there is something wrong
With the hand you're gripping tight
***
I'll be by your side
Standing in front of the light
I will hold you tight
Like a soldier like a knight
Don't you want my love? Dontcha?
I'll be by your side
Like a soldier
***
And now you're on a ride
Following rising sun
Will it burn the wings?
How to end the song
On a road that long
With the went-off strings?
Do you hear the sound
The sound will put you down
Gently in the grave
Man is just an ape
There is no escape
For the dreams you failed to save
***
I'll be by your side
Standing in front of the light
I will hold you tight
Like a soldier like a knight
Don't you want my love? Dontcha?
I'll be by your side
Like a soldier
***
Like a leaf on a wind
Glorious wind
Takes you miles away
The pains and the ills
Fading away, fading
Flash and bones (fading away)
Life they know (fading away)
Hate and love (fading away)
Fading away
***
I'll be by your side
Standing in front of the light
I will hold you tight
Like a soldier like a knight
Don't you want my love? Dontcha?
I'll be by your side
Like a soldier
