Near To The Wild Heart Of Life

The future's under fire

The past is gaining ground

A continuous cold war between

My home and my hometown

I was destined to die dreaming

When one day, my best friend

With passion and pure provocation

Summoned me and said

"You can't condemn your love

To linger here and die

Can't leave your dreams to chance

Or to a spirit in the sky

May your heart always be ardent

Your conscience always clear

And succumb to the city and surrender, baby

I'll be waiting here"

And it got me all fired up

To go far away

And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby

And it got me all fired up

To go far away

And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby

So I left my home

And all I had

I used to be good but now I'm bad

It was last call at my local

And I stalled saying goodbye

So the girl behind the bar came over

And she took me aside

She kissed me like a chorus, said

“Give 'em hell for us

The last drink of the night, last night in town

Baby, this one is on the house”

And it got me all fired up

To go far away

And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby

And it got me all fired up

To go far away

And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby

So I left my home

And all I had

I used to be good but now I'm bad

It was bedlam in my bed that night

And like a silent scream

My body broke out in a sweat

From seeing you in dreams

You called out to me

I sang back to you

And all I remember was the sound of it being

Like all hell breaking loose

And it got me all fired up

To go far away

And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby

And it got me all fired up

To go far away

And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby

So I left my home

And all I had

I used to be good but now I'm bad