Тексты песен Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Be not too hard for life is short And nothing is given to man Be not too hard if he's sold or bought For he must do the best he can Be not too hard when he blindly dies Fighting for things he does not

I'm up and I'm leaving Gonna spread my wings Gonna get out the country to do big things I'm up and I'm leaving Gettin' out of this place Gonna get on the Green Line to join the rat race And if you see

Up above a ball of fire Burns their bodies down below The water surface leeches gather All around who bleed the show The land no longer is a virgin Empty sockets blankly stare At children making love

We're all gonna live out the Hollywood dream Everything's gonna be just what it seems Gonna find a better way to run our cars All through the Eighties 'Cause the race is on, we're gonna land on Mars A

It's not important for you to know my name Nor I to know yours If we communicate for two minutes only It will be enough For knowin' that someone in this world Feels just as desperate as me What you gi