The Swing of Things
(Pål Waaktaar)
(cp. 1986 Warner Bros. Records Inc./WEA International Inc.)

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They say the world's an eventful place
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You give me news I dont want to know
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You say that I should care
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That I should speak my mind

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Oh but how can I speak with the world rushing by
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With a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes
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Oh have I come to the point of no turning back
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Or is it still time to get into the swing of things

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Let us walk through this windless city
I'll go on till the winter gets me
Sleep you wrote sleep my dear
In a letter somewhere

Oh but how can I sleep with your voice in my head
And an ocean between us and room in my bed
Oh have I come to the point where I'm losing the grip
Or is there still time to get into the swing of things.

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When she glows in the dark
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And I'm weak by the sight
D
Of this breathtaking beauty
A D
In which I can hide
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There's a worldful out there
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Of people I fear
D A Bm
But given time I'll get into the swing of things
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Yes when she glows in the dark
A Bm
And I'm struck by the sight
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I know that I'll need this for the rest of my life

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D A Bm E7 F#m D
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What have I done, what lies I have told
I've played games with the ones
That rescued my soul
Have I come to the point where I'm losing the grip
Or is it still time to get into the
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Swing of things