Richard Thompson - The Fear Never Leaves You Lyrics

Richard Thompson Lyrics

"The Fear Never Leaves You"

Roll the dice, and who decides
One man lives, and another man dies
The butcher's bill, all shapes and size
Burned into the back of my eyes

If you should dream the dreams I dream
If you should dream the dreams I dream
If you should dream the dreams I dream
You never would sleep again

The fear never leaves you
The fear never leaves you
It never leaves you alone
It never leaves you alone

Ten years, twenty or more
The same monster walks through the door
If I could unsee the things I've seen
Comrades all to smithereens

If you should dream the dreams I dream
If you should dream the dreams I dream
If you should dream the dreams I dream
You never would sleep again

The fear never leaves you
The fear never leaves you
The fear never leaves you
It never leaves you alone
It never leaves you alone

Numb is heaven, oblivion wealth
The spring never uncoils itself
I can't stand with my back to the door
Bed's like a prison, I'll sleep on the floor

If you should dream the dreams I dream
If you should dream the dreams I dream
If you should dream the dreams I dream
You never would sleep again

The fear never leaves you
The fear never leaves you
The fear never leaves you
It never leaves you alone
It never leaves you alone

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Writer(s): Richard Thompson

album: "Ship To Shore" (2024)

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