The Road to Mandalay

save me from drowning in the sea
beat me up on the beach
what a lovely holiday
theres nothing funny left to say
this sombre song would drain the sun
but it wont shine until its sung
no water running in the stream
the saddest place weve ever been
everything i touched was golden
everything i loved got broken
on the road to mandalay
every mistake ive ever made
has been rehashed and then replayed
as i got lost along the way

theres nothing left for you to give
the truth is all that youre left with
twenty paces then at dawn
we will die and be reborn
i like to sleep beneath the trees
have the universe at one with me
look down the barrel of a gun
and feel the moon replace the sun
everything weve ever stolen
has been lost returned or broken
no more dragons left to slay
every mistake ive ever made
has been rehashed and then replayed
as i got lost along the way


save me from drowning in the sea
beat me up on the beach
what a lovely holiday
theres nothing funny left to say.