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"The World Goes To Riyadh" lyrics

Al Stewart Lyrics

"The World Goes To Riyadh"

In a camel's eye far in a distant land
The sun comes up on sands of endless deserts
See tomorrow run by hand in hand with yesterday
Where once the time hung still forever

In the wink of an eye the veils are drawn
And shadows hurry away
And the world goes to Riyadh, today

See the light of the moon on the dunes
You almost feel the ghost of Lawrence riding by them
See the infidel run as the sabres flash,
The desert tribes come with the sun behind them

At the turn of a page see the moving finger
Writing new words to say
And the world goes to Riyadh, today

You can never be sure what the dawn will bring
So just be careful how you choose your friends now
Every turn in the night of the wheel of fortune
Changes everything, don't lose your head now

Like a storm on the ocean, empires wax and wane
And crumble away
And the world goes to Riyadh, today


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