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Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wanderlust you fight
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
Well, I love to photograph your hand
Andshake it for a while
'Cause you learn so much about someone
A brother or a swine
The veins that plough beneath your path
With so many tales to tell
Picture out of focus in a frame where no one cares
Calm the ocean breeze, quiet the raging sea
This stormy ship we sail is a bottle filled with rage
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wanderlust you fight
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
Well, we walked upon the railroad
'Cause the train no longer ran
Where we caught a glimpse of all we missed
From the stars that filled your eyes
With a dollar in your only coat
And a fireball in your hand
You set your sails for better days
Down in South Australia
Dark though it has been there
Your old spirit still shines within
These last thirteen years depraved, uh
Of us anything that's worth saying
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wanderlust you fight
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
So raise a cheer to those forgotten years
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
Now the carnival is going home
The ferris wheel is spent
For those roving years of endless jeers
Have dried all that was left
Calm the ocean breeze and quiet the raging sea
This stormy ship we sail is a bottle filled with rage
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wanderlust you fight
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wanderlust you fight
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways, separate ways
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
With the wanderlust you fight
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
Well, I love to photograph your hand
Andshake it for a while
'Cause you learn so much about someone
A brother or a swine
The veins that plough beneath your path
With so many tales to tell
Picture out of focus in a frame where no one cares
Calm the ocean breeze, quiet the raging sea
This stormy ship we sail is a bottle filled with rage
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wanderlust you fight
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
Well, we walked upon the railroad
'Cause the train no longer ran
Where we caught a glimpse of all we missed
From the stars that filled your eyes
With a dollar in your only coat
And a fireball in your hand
You set your sails for better days
Down in South Australia
Dark though it has been there
Your old spirit still shines within
These last thirteen years depraved, uh
Of us anything that's worth saying
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wanderlust you fight
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
So raise a cheer to those forgotten years
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
Now the carnival is going home
The ferris wheel is spent
For those roving years of endless jeers
Have dried all that was left
Calm the ocean breeze and quiet the raging sea
This stormy ship we sail is a bottle filled with rage
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wanderlust you fight
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wanderlust you fight
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways, separate ways
Back to the corner
Where we went our separate ways
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The Wanderlust Lyrics as written by Roger King Joanna Hackett
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I can't help but think this is about "sidewalk sally"...What does anyone else think?
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Hopefully we will end up in the same town again some day. This is ofc only my own experience of the song.
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the word wanderlust is derived from german, wander meaning to hike and lust meaning to desire. Literally it translates a desire or passion to hike, but taken figuratively it means an urge to travel. I think the line "Do you still walk the streets at night? With the wanderlust you fight" perfectly describes the struggle of having a strong urge to go around the world and explore life, yet having to deal with leaving great friends and familiar homes.