Walking Back To Happiness Lyrics - Bob Geldof

Dark skies are falling down on my head tonight 

But I looked up and I could clearly see that moon 

For a second I thought I was somewhere 

Romantic like Mississippi 

But I was walking down Chelsea Bayou 

It takes you by suprise the places you find yourself in 

One minute you're here 

Next minute you're there 

And then you're gone 

If it wasn't for a well placed sense of direction 

You could lose your head and simply carry on 

Walking back to happiness 

I've been walking back to happiness 

Like Helen Shapiro did 

Me and Helen 

Arm in arm 

Foghorns boom the daylight gloom descends 

Too soon on wintry afternoons 

That frightened heart of youth is with me now 

Still staring out from it's upstairs room 

And you can take any road you wish to walk on 

You can swim to the furthest shore 

Or you can be like Joan of Arc babe 

And plug into the planet's core 

And go walking back to happiness 

I feel happy already watch me smile 

See me laughing 

Later on see me cry 

And as it gets colder and the night wears on a little bit 

I cool down yes I cool my heels 

I remember my father and me down on the East Pier 

He's pointing at the ships saying "They're leaving here" 

Where do they go? 

Where do they go? 

Eastward Ho 

Eastward Ho 

Yes I remember my father 

Standing on the edge of the Pier 

Pointing with his finger "Eastward Ho" 

And were walking back to happiness 

And here we go 

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*written by Bob Geldof 

*taken from the album entitled "The Vegetarians of Love"