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The Levellers
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I see fences where there was no fence before
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Flesh-tearing wire hasn't even rusted 'round the door
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Oh aye, the beauty that I could show to you
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Outside in the distance I hear something coming through
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Oh I said, outside in the distance there is something coming through.
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(chorus)
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And outside in the distance where those searchlights don't go
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There's an immigrant who's crouching with the bundle of his clothes
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The bushes start a-rustling, so he takes to his toes
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Just singing "This is the last of my shows..."
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Here, beyond the wire, you turn the water black
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The men around you paid a weekly wage, just to turn you back
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Oh how they keep their petty kingdoms well in view
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Outside in the distance I hear something coming through
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Oh I said, outside in the distance there is something coming through.
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CHORUS
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A crossroads is no crossroads when there's but one route to take
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Your fantasy of liberty is a red sign on the gate
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I think these thoughts as I walk along a tree-lined avenue
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Outside in the distance I hear something coming through
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Oh I said, outside in the distance there is something coming through.
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CHORUS
Levellers - Hope Street (Official Music ...
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