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I got a call from Egypt and another one from PeruSomeone called from Belgium and one from TimbuktuEveryone who loved me called except for youI went out and bought a lot of water and flashlight batteries tooI bolted my foundation, picked up a lot of clothes and shoesThe more I tried to get ready, the more I came ungluedCHORUS:The earth went bang, there were two big wavesThat earthquake made a lot of things shakeEveryone that was saved had time to thank God, except for youI sat down and read all of my roadmaps, tried to plan alternative routesEveryone was tryin' to be funny, everyone was tryin' to be cuteWhen I left my house this morning, I was shakin' in my bootsCHORUSI wish I could go back home now, I wish I could run to youBut that never was a real solution, it took this to know what's trueAnyone I could go to would help me more than youCHORUSSongtexteI been thinkin' a lot about bridges, I been thinkin' a lot about timeThings shift into focus when your life is on the lineTo me that was the message in the quake of eighty-nineCHORUS:The earth went bang, there were two big wavesThat earthquake made a lot of things shakeEveryone was saved, had time to thank --- why didn't you take the time ---To thank God, why didn't you Aus Songtexte Mania