IT MIGHT BE RIGHT TO FOLLOW YOU 
IT MIGHT BE WRONG, I DON'T KNOW 
BUT EVERYTHING IS BETTER THAN 
THE SHADOW OF AN EMPTY HOUSE 
(THE SHADOWS) 

HER FINGERPRINTS & HER PHOTOGRAPHS
COULD KILL A MAN & HIS HORSE
THE VIOLENT STREETS, I PREFER THEM TO 
THE ECHOES IN THE BASEMENT OF AN EMPTY HOUSE 
(THE SHADOWS)

I CAN'T AFFORD TO SLOW DOWN & LET THIS WORLD PASS ME BY 
I CAN'T AFFORD TO SLOW DOWN & LET THIS WORLD PASS ME BY
SO MANY PEOPLE ALL AROUND ME 
SO MANY REASONS TO BE HAPPY AGAIN 

A TRAIN ARRIVES ACROSS THE STREET 
A GUY DOWNSTAIRS BANGS THE DRUMS 
BUT ANY SOUND IS BETTER THAN 
THE SILENCE IN THE BEDROOM OF AN EMPTY HOUSE 

SO LET'S PRETEND THAT THIS IS LOVE 
LET'S GIVE IT ALL THE BEST THAT WE'VE GOT 
NO MEMORIES, NO FUTURE PLANS 
JUST HERE & NOW AND NOTHING ELSE 

I CAN'T AFFORD TO SLOW DOWN & LET THIS WORLD PASS ME BY
I CAN'T AFFORD TO SLOW DOWN & LET THIS WORLD PASS ME BY
SO MANY PEOPLE ALL AROUND ME 
SO MANY REASONS TO BE HAPPY AGAIN
SO MANY PEOPLE ALL AROUND ME
SO MANY REASONS TO BE HAPPY AGAIN

I CAN'T AFFORD TO SLOW DOWN 
& KEEP THE WORLD OUTSIDE MY DOOR
SO MANY PEOPLE AROUND
SO MANY REASONS TO BE
HAPPY AGAIN 


tekst en muziek: dirk Blanchart
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