Spirit Of 76 Lyrics - The Alarm

Well I find myself in reverie 

'Bout what we might have had 

And what might have been 

We had something going once 

That was such a long, long time ago 

It was way back in '76 

Our friendship formed of pure innocence 

We first met in Mathew Street 

Where we heard something that would set us free 

A sign stands over a door, it says 

"Four lads who shook the world" 

In the depths of those heady nights 

We would dream of those bright lights 

Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend 

And my friend John, he went away 

He made some mistakes 

Spent time in Walton jail 

And now when I see him we still talk 

But there's no light shining in his eyes 

And Susie, she was seventeen 

And more beauty in this world 

I swear you'll never see 

I was gonna be king 

And she was gonna be queen 

But now all she does is hide behind the tears 

If there was more sense in this world 

And work wasn't so hard to find 

You would not be going your way 

I would not be going mine 

Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend 

Somewhere tonight out on the street 

Somewhere beneath this city's heat 

In the eyes of strangers who pass me by 

Life is cruel and so unkind 

Oh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76 

And Pete has seen his dreams come true 

But that don't make him no hero 

He's just one of the lucky few 

If a man can't change the world these days 

I still believe a man can change his own destiny 

But the price is high that has got to be paid 

For everyone who survives there are many who fail 

I've seen my friends caught out in that crossfire 

All their dreams and hopes smashed on the funeral pyre 

I will never give in until the day I die 

Get myself some independence 

Carve out a future with my two bare hands 

Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend 

Somewhere tonight out on the street 

Somewhere beneath this city's heat 

In the eyes of strangers who pass me by 

Life is cruel and so unkind 

Oh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76 

Mersey lights shine in the distance 

Same as they did for us then 

Mersey lights shine bright in the distance 

Where are you now my friend? 

You see some nights when I can't sleep 

I still think of you 

And all the promises,all our dreams we shared 

I know those lights still call to you 

I can hear them now 

I can hear them now 

(Still shining for us) 

(Let em shine) 

(Can you hear them) 

(Can you hear them) 

(Lights are still shining) 

Somewhere tonight out on the street 

Somewhere beneath this city's heat 

In the eyes of strangers who pass me by 

Life is cruel and so unkind 

Oh- Oh 

Where's it gone 

The SPIRIT OF '76