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If it were up to me to build this placeWell I'd have made the miles it takes a little shorterAnd I think I would tell the hills to lay to wasteAnd soak up all the Finger LakesSo I could straighten the linesYeah, so I could straighten the lines to anywhere.And if I was told to know my placeWell, I think I would choose a space closer to yoursAnd I would use those lines I drew to get real closeA finger on my pulse becauseI think that it's strongest thereYeah, I think that it's strongest there near you.'Cos I do not belong to the nightMystery or song or moonlightTo be a far-begotten soul, I don't know what they doDon't know where such souls go, but I belong to you.If the ground should start to breakWell, I think I would allocate more of my bonesTo keep our legs up and the tiny ones inside our handsWould plant themselves in door frames andEach other or at least I hopeWith each other, or at least I hope they would.Songtexte'Cos I do not belong to the nightMystery or song or moonlightTo be a far-begotten soul, I don't know what they doDon't know where such souls go, but I belong to you.If any part of us should start to dieI'd dig a well and bleed it dry and wait thereFor something to breathe 'cos I believe or at least I tryThat nothing is just born to die'Cos I think that we'd all just waitYeah, I think that we'd all just wait if that were true. 'Cos I do not belong to the nightMystery or song or moonlightTo be a far-begotten soul, I don't know what they doDon't know where such souls go, but I belong to you.I belong to youI belong to you so long as this world allows me to. Aus Songtexte Mania