its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
[Thurston]
here it comes again
out of the rain
seems to have a new
kind of same
been playing on a
simple rhyme
the sign comes alive and
speaks the mind
it turns to me and
turns to gold [go???]
it turns to see
the fast lane slow
it's been away too long
it's been the way i'm goin'
it needs custard[?] on
to the west star
looking out i thought i
saw it blink
coming on to me
like a silver eye
pick it up and
turn it on and
head on out to
western starland
it's been a man and gone
now it's a singing song
like a western star
it's going my way
looking out i'm back in
time to stay
into the eastern
silent way
come to life
through the clearer
ghost arise
into the mirror
you've been away too long
it's been way too long
an eastern star is on
a disappearer
here it comes again
out of the rain
seems to have a new
kind of same
been playing on a
simple rhyme
the sign comes alive and
speaks the mind
it turns to me and
turns to gold [go???]
it turns to see
the fast lane slow
it's been away too long
it's been the way i'm goin'
it needs custard[?] on
to the west star
looking out i thought i
saw it blink
coming on to me
like a silver eye
pick it up and
turn it on and
head on out to
western starland
it's been a man and gone
now it's a singing song
like a western star
it's going my way
looking out i'm back in
time to stay
into the eastern
silent way
come to life
through the clearer
ghost arise
into the mirror
you've been away too long
it's been way too long
an eastern star is on
a disappearer
Lyrics submitted by shut
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custard haha i think is says "east coast and on"