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[Verse 1]
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I once set out for a faraway coast drawn by tales of mountains of gold.
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The stars were silent, the waves were rough and the mountains I found were barren and cold.

[Chorus]
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Now the light is fading, the day is done and the road’s got me down to my knees.
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I lift my head to the bloodred sky and long for the smile of Mary-Louise.

[Verse 2]
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I was sent off to a faraway war, led to believe it would set us all free.
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I fell in and followed, I carried my weight until one day the truth hit on me.

[Chorus]
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Now nothing can comfort my troubled mind, no prayer will cure my disease.
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I turn my eyes to the empty sky and long for the arms of Mary-Louise.

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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Sometimes I think of my faraway home where I know every crack in every old stone.
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Where I traded my treasures for a long lost dream, an endless trail I must walk down alone.

[Chorus]
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Now the ship has sailed, the day is done and the road’s got me down to my knees.
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I lift my head to the bloodred sky and long for the smile of Mary-Louise.

[Outro]
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I turn my eyes to the empty sky and remember the love
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of Mary-Louise.