In a camel's eye far in a distant land 

The sun comes up on sands of endless deserts 

See tomorrow run by hand in hand with yesterday 

Where once the time hung still forever 

In the wink of an eye the veils are drawn 

And shadows hurry away 

And the world goes to Riyadh, today 

See the light of the moon on the dunes 

You almost feel the ghost of Lawrence riding by them 

See the infidel run as the sabres flash, 

The desert tribes come with the sun behind them 

At the turn of a page see the moving finger 

Writing new words to say 

And the world goes to Riyadh, today 

You can never be sure what the dawn will bring 

So just be carefull how you choose your friends now 

Every turn in the night of the wheel of fortune 

Changes everything, don't loose your head now 

Like a storm on the ocean, empires wax and wane 

And crumble away 

And the world goes to Riyadh, today