Eve Of The Needle Testo

EYE OF THE NEEDLE (For Barbara Kelton) ------------------------- Look, Papa, it's starting to snow There's another hard winter before us Look, something is happening on the street down there Let's pretend we're not home, they'll ignore us Oh, Papa, don't answer the door Whatever they've got, we're not buying 'Cause I hate what they've done to this country of ours And I'm sick and I'm tired of complying Oh, Papa, you see what it's like It's cold, it's oppressive, I hate it I wanna be free, not a prisoner here And I am that, however you paint it Oh, Papa, you're a loyal man You've kept the home fires burning But I must leave here while I can And do what I must do Oh, Papa, I'm going insane But it's something I hardly dare mention 'Cause I hear all the time 'bout the Land Of The Free While I'm living my life of detention And, Papa, I've made up my mind I just hope we don't live to resent it You know nothing stays hidden for long in this life But nothing I do can prevent it For I have been believing in the power and the glory But until they let me breathe again I do what I must do Without me, without me They do this without me Without me, without me You go on, without me So, Papa, I'll be on my way Be safe now and know that I love you It's given me joy to have shared in your life And I'll cherish this memory of you Oh, Papa, you've given your life To the State and the good of the people Now you're willing to pay lor this small indiscretion This thread through the eye of the needle Oh, Papa, you're an honest man And given to the Party But this is where you drew the line This time they've gone too far Without me, without me You stay here without me Without me, without me They go on without me Without me, without me You'll get by without me Look, Papa, it's starting to snow There's another hard winter before us