Miranda Lee Richards - Tokyo Dancing lyrics

[Verse 1] Tokyo's all lit up and she is dancing Forever romancing more blood from the stone On a bed of roses you were sleeping Their thorns kept you from dreaming And that's a pain you had learned to bare [Chorus] We go back and forth we go ‘round and ‘round I see the earth moving slowly as she turns You know the truth can really hurt But the pain is even worse when you Find yourself backed into a corner [Verse 2] You had been searching for fossils in the canyons The caves companion to the boys playing in the sun Before the beast arrives it gives me fair warning It announced it was coming, but I chose not to run [Chrous] We go back and forth we go ‘round and ‘round I see the earth moving slowly as she turns You know the truth can really hurt But the lesson will surely be learned Come Hell or high water [Verse 3] Here is a life that is shaped by choices Guided by voices and rules of thumb On the steps of the church stood a statue of St. Francis Back to your birthplace where the sister birds sing [Chorus] We go back and forth we go ‘round and ‘round I see the earth moving slowly as she turns You know the truth can really hurt when the tables have turned But I was always a good daughter [Verse 4] Shouting from the rooftops I see smoke and amber Those coal porter chambers telling tales of another life Sometimes I think of the mothers of soldiers no matter who our leader is Must we fight for gold or God? [Chorus] We go back and forth We go ‘round and ‘round I see the earth moving slowly as she turns Don't let the child lead; they'll shake the fruit from the tree And all you will hear is their laughter Wonderin' what's in store for our future