Love Goes On

The Go-Betweens

There's a cat in the alleyway
Dreaming of birds that are blue
Sometimes girl when I'm lonely
This is how I think about you
There are times that I want you
I want you so much I could bust
I know a thing aboat lovers
Lovers lie down in trust

Love goes on anyway
Love goes on anyway

The people next door got their problems
They got things they can't name
I know a thing about lovers
Lovers don't feel any shame
Late at night with the lights down low
The candle burns to the end
I know a thing about darkness
Darkness ain't my friend

I'm gonna make you happy
I'm gonna spin you round
I'm gonna cut your strings

I put my foot flat down on the floor
I took it as far as I could
I took it down there to Sheridan Street
By the dark wood
Late at might when I want you
I lock you in my room
I know a thing about darkness
I know a thing about lovers
I know a thing about lovers
Lovers want the moon

Love goes on anyway
Love goes on anyway




Lyrics submitted by ruben

Love Goes On! Lyrics as written by Grant William Mclennan Robert Derwent Garth Forster

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment

    'lovers want the moon' it's so true.

    high fidelityon September 29, 2004   Link
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    General Comment

    gorgeous song.

    tired_hippoon June 25, 2006   Link
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    Song Fact

    Sheridan Street is in Cairns, Australia.

    stormvilleon September 19, 2019   Link

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