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The Collection: 1982-1988 (UK) 3:51

"Thousand Yard Stare"

You should have called me a brother
You should have been real close
But you knew I loved you brother
Enough to take over your post
I guess it’s always with me
I guess it will always be there
As I step on the runway I always will see
The boy with the thousand yard stare (thousand yard stare…)
But you were asleep my brother
I didn’t mean you no harm
You were asleep when they came through the wire
And I couldn’t reach the alarm
I guess it’s always with me
I guess it will always be there
As I step on the runway I always will see
The boy with the thousand yard stare (thousand yard stare…)
You’ll never leave me brother
Though I watched them fly you back home
I’m still in country brother
I won’t make the world on my own
I guess it’s always with me
I guess it will always be there
As I step on the runway I always will see
The boy with the thousand yard stare
I guess it’s always with me
I guess it will always be there
As I step on the runway I always will see
The boy with the thousand yard stare (thousand yard stare…)
The boy with the thousand yard stare
The boy with the thousand yard stare

Thanks to those who have assisted with lyrics transcription and/or correction: Jonathan Berkey, Michael Bickley, Todd Carrier, Tony Dennison, Mattias Engvall, Svein B. Hjorthaug, Kimberly Hynd, Jeff Cetola, Lewis Crow, Ian Ingham, Christian Jennings, Thomas Kercheval, John Lewis, Simon McKenzie, Allard Mosk, Eric Mossfeldt, Erle Mundle, Martin Powell, Brady Severns, Valeri Shaw, Jeroen Sprenkeler, Bas van Giesen, Michael Wallack and Greg Ziegler. Special thanks to Oliver Hunter.