End Of The Game

Album: Symphonicities (1999)
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  • The fox is done running
    And the beast is at bay
    We've run them in circles
    By the end of the day
    We chased them through bramble
    We chased them through the fields
    We could chase them forever
    But the fox would not heel
    And some saw her shadow
    On the crest of a hill
    All the hounds are distracted
    Away from the kill
    One day we'll reach a great ocean
    At the end of a pale afternoon
    And we'd lay down our heads just like we were sleeping
    Controlled by the drag of the moon
    We ran through the forest
    And we ran through the streams
    And we ran through the heather
    Though we ran in our dreams
    And you were my lover
    And I was your boy
    We ran like the river
    For what else did we know
    One day we'll reach a great ocean
    At the end of a pale afternoon
    The dogs are all howling
    And the horses are late
    All the hunters have hunted
    Through the end of the game
    Our love was a river
    A wild mountain stream
    In a tumbling fury
    On the edge of a dream
    And they chased us through bramble
    And they chased us through the fields
    They could chase us forever
    But our heart would not yield
    And the fox is done running
    At the end of the day
    I'm ready to answer
    I'm ready to pay
    And this river's done running
    And time will come soon
    Carried to the great ocean
    By the drag of the moon
    Writer/s: GORDON SUMNER
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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