Sarah
Won't you tell me your name
I've been waiting here for hours
In the garden by the flowers
You're so shy
So just open your eyes
The boys all form a line to be written out in time
A long, long, long, long time ago

Emergency
I think I am falling apart
Emergency
I think I am losing the fight
And I don't know if I can do it
I don't know if I can try
I don't know if anyone asked me the reason I lied
She sighed

Sarah
Is she your new best friend
One day it will end, you know it will
You're so shy
So just let it fall apart
Let it stumble in the dark
With the razors in your heart
A long, long, long, long time ago

Emergency
I think I am falling apart
Emergency
I think I am losing the fight
And I don't know if I can do it
I don't know if I can try
I don't know if anyone asked me the reason I lied
She sighed
She sighed

Emergency
I think I am falling apart
Emergency
I think I am losing the fight
And I don't know if I can do it
I don't know if I can try
I don't know if anyone asked me the reason I lied
She sighed
She sighed


Lyrics submitted by Carlordau

Sarah Lyrics as written by Gary Moore Philip Parris Lynott

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    The "emergency" bit in this song sounds exactly like the chorus of the theme from "The Neverending Story".

    oballon March 31, 2008   Link
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    this song is awesome,it got my attention cos my girlfriends name is sarah,so yeah eskimo joe rocks great aussie rock

    ckyallianceon August 14, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    So sad.

    Like, there was a relationship but it just didn't work, no matter what they tried. And he felt kind of helpless because of it.

    miss_deppon September 16, 2006   Link
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    love this song!

    so_fetch!on September 18, 2006   Link
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    Thanks to eskimo joe for writing such an awesome "sarah song", I've finally found one that I like!

    To me, it sounds like he's talking about this girls fight with depression or something and there's nothing he can do. He says, "you're so shy" and the mention of the "razors in your heart" sounds pretty ominous. "emergency", sounds as if he's struggling to help her with this.

    I'm not sure about the lines about it being a "long time ago" though....

    Awesome song either way.

    sarah_tygeron November 01, 2006   Link
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    good song

    J0K3Ron November 07, 2006   Link
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    SARAH! Leavers '06

    smooth_annon December 10, 2006   Link
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    what's with the whole: won't u tell me your name? i mean doesn't he say her name? other than that, its not a bad song

    Paul Stanley roxon December 14, 2006   Link
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    Hey. does anyone know what it means by... Sarah. won't you tell me your name? He just said her name...............?

    lauraismeon December 19, 2006   Link
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    to me this song isnt about a girl called sarah, its about a girl bar or somewhere that wont tell him her name, becuase shes so shy so he makes one up for her

    sarahpotteron May 15, 2007   Link

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