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Thunder's up and the real live wires are talkingSet me straight as the rain falls on New OrleansSilver bells ring for treaties made by starlightFor Southern girls and their faces lit by fire-fliesAnd through the gutters there will be waterRunning wilder than sea and as the rain comes Down a thousand circles fade like you and meThey call us lovers because our bony legs are tied Once more to seed, but there ain't nothing I won't riskTo set this bird of love fly freeShake your hair out and come and dance with meWe are lonely with no good need to be Where the river grows wide to kiss the sea SongtexteFloods the delta and lover's eyes can see Tonight is hot and there's no wind from the oceanI hear the drums as they bang across the waterVoodoo bells ring for treaties made by starlightForgotten gold and greed and fear at midnightAnd through the gutters there will be waterRunning wilder than sea and as the rain comes Down a thousand circles fade like you and meThey call us lovers because our bony legs are tied Once more to seed, but there ain't nothing I won't riskTo set this bird of love fly freeShake your hair out and come and dance with meWe are lonely with no good need to be Where the river grows wide to kiss the sea Floods the delta and lover's eyes can see Do you remember how we held each other tight in sorrowDoes it haunt you still?And in a single raindrop I can see all our tomorrowsBaby, can't you too?Shake your hair out and come and dance with meWe are lonely with no good need to be Where the river grows wide to kiss the sea (she keeps rolling my life's still in misery)Floods the delta and lover's eyes can see Aus Songtexte Mania