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If Ever I Stray Lyrics
Forgive me, someone, for I have sinned
And I know not where I should begin
And some days it feels like you just can't win
No matter what you do or say.
Things didn't kill me but I don't feel stronger
Life is short but it feels much longer
When you've lost that fight, yeah, you've lost that hunger
To pull yourself through the day.
But if ever I stray from the path I follow
Take me down to the English Channel
Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then drag me on back to shore
'Cause love is free and life is cheap
And as long as I've got me a place to sleep
Some clothes on my back and some food to eat
Then I can't ask for anything more
So come on everybody sing it 1one, two, three, four
We all have secrets that we hold inside
The worst little things that you never confide
And the worst one of all that you just can't hide
Is that you're never quite as strong as you sound
So I'm sorry baby, for the times I've hurt you
Sorry friends, for the times I desert you
Most days it feels like I don't deserve you
And I wonder that you're all still around
So if ever I stray from the path I follow
Take me down to the English Channel
Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then drag me on back to shore
'Cause love is free and life is cheap
As long as I've got me a place to sleep
Some clothes on my back and some food to eat
Then I can't ask for anything more
So come on, everybody, sing it one, two, three, four
Come on and join me in the water
Swim for hope
Sometimes it's hard to remember
I couldn't do this on my own
If ever I stray from the path I follow
Take me down to the English Channel
Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then drag me on back to shore!
'Cause love is free and life is cheap
As long as I've got me a place to sleep
Some clothes on my back and some food to eat
I can't ask for anything more
I can't ask for anything more
The path I chose isn't straight and narrow
It wanders 'round like a drunken fellow
Some days it's hard for me to follow
But if you've got my back I'll go on.
If you've got my back I'll go on.
And I know not where I should begin
And some days it feels like you just can't win
No matter what you do or say.
Life is short but it feels much longer
When you've lost that fight, yeah, you've lost that hunger
To pull yourself through the day.
Take me down to the English Channel
Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then drag me on back to shore
And as long as I've got me a place to sleep
Some clothes on my back and some food to eat
Then I can't ask for anything more
The worst little things that you never confide
And the worst one of all that you just can't hide
Is that you're never quite as strong as you sound
Sorry friends, for the times I desert you
Most days it feels like I don't deserve you
And I wonder that you're all still around
Take me down to the English Channel
Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then drag me on back to shore
As long as I've got me a place to sleep
Some clothes on my back and some food to eat
Then I can't ask for anything more
Swim for hope
Sometimes it's hard to remember
I couldn't do this on my own
Take me down to the English Channel
Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then drag me on back to shore!
As long as I've got me a place to sleep
Some clothes on my back and some food to eat
I can't ask for anything more
It wanders 'round like a drunken fellow
Some days it's hard for me to follow
But if you've got my back I'll go on.
If you've got my back I'll go on.
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Straight-forward and really just spectacular.
This song really choked me up when someone on Radio Manchester played it last summer the morning after rioters had trashed the city centre. It was a wonderful expression of optimism against the odds, coming right in the middle of a string of bad news. Wonderful stuff, I'll never forget it.
it basically tells his view on life? he doesn't need all the materialistic shit, luxury is needless.