Strength

The Alarm

Give me love
Give me hope
Give me strength
Give me someone to live for

Who will light the fire
That I need to survive?
Who will be the life blood
Coursing through my veins?

Like a river flowing
That will never change
I need someone
I can depend on
Oh, oh

'Cause I'm a man of emotions
Who can't hide the tears
I'm a man of feeling
Who can't hide the pain

I'm alone on the outskirts of town
Where no one knows my name
I'm at the point in my life
Where I need affection
Oh, oh

Won't you give me love (give me love)
Give me hope (give me hope)
Give me strength
Give me someone to live for

Give me love (give me love)
Give me hope (give me hope)
Give me strength
Give me someone to live for

I need it now
I need it now

Someone write me a letter
I need to know that I'm still alive
Someone give me a telephone call
I need to hear a human sound
Someone open up a door
And let me out of this place
I've been caged up for oh so long
I don't know if I'm living or dying
Oh, oh

Someone better give me love (give me love)
Give me hope (give me hope)
Give me strength
Give me someone to live for

Give me love (give me love)
Give me hope (give me hope)
Give me strength
Give me someone to live for

I walk alone across the outskirts of town
I can't control what I'm going through now
Will you light the fire that I need to survive?
Will you donate the life blood coursing through my veins?
Will you open up the door and let me out of this place

I've been caged up for oh-so long
I don't know if I'm living or dying
Oh, oh

Won't you give me love (give me love)
Give me hope (give me hope)
Give me strength
Give me someone to live for

Give me love (give me love)
Give me hope (give me hope)
Give me strength
Give me someone
Someone to live for, I need it now

Na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na


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Strength Lyrics as written by Edward James Macdonald David William Kitchingman

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    Wow can't believe no comments on this one. To me, it's a guy who's had enough of being alone and is crying out to find someone he can love. A pretty good song of alienation and trying to overcome it.

    Cardiff Gianton July 18, 2006   Link

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