The rain kept pouring all day long
Turned the creeks into raging rivers
The village lay there awaiting what to come
But the flood wouldn't leave a faintest chance

Waters rising in the streets
Basements drowned, first floors flooded next
The torrent didn't seem to care
And took away whatever it could take

And now you wonder who's to blame
For all the loss and the pain
So many memories undone
So many photographs, homes in ruins

Looking at the shards of all
That took you so many years to build
You just think to yourself
Well that's another fine mess you've gotten into

You keep saying war time wasn't as bad
And that you'd never gone through such a mess
Nobody had ever wasted the time 
to prepare you for something of this kind

Why don't you learn just to fly
No need for wings if you give it a try
Don't keep asking me why 
'cos I can't give you the answer
It's right in your eyes

How much damage is there to mend
What will it cost in the end
How many memories do we stand to lose
You better try and leave this all behind

 Why don't you learn just to fly
No need for wings if you give it a try
Don't keep asking me why 
'cos I can't give you the answer
It's right in your eyes

Flying

The rain kept pouring all day long
Turned the creeks into raging rivers
The village lay there awaiting what to come
But the flood wouldn't leave a faintest chance

Waters rising in the streets
Basements drowned, first floors flooded next
The torrent didn't seem to care
And took away whatever it could take

And now you wonder who's to blame
For all the loss and the pain
So many memories undone
So many photographs, homes in ruins

Looking at the shards of all
That took you so many years to build
You just think to yourself
Well that's another fine mess you've gotten into

You keep saying war time wasn't as bad
And that you'd never gone through such a mess
Nobody had ever wasted the time
to prepare you for something of this kind

Why don't you learn just to fly
No need for wings if you give it a try
Don't keep asking me why
'cos I can't give you the answer
It's right in your eyes

How much damage is there to mend
What will it cost in the end
How many memories do we stand to lose
You better try and leave this all behind

Why don't you learn just to fly
No need for wings if you give it a try
Don't keep asking me why
'cos I can't give you the answer
It's right in your eyes

My rendition of Thomas Oliver's interpretation of the Tony Sly song played on a Weissenborn guitar

International You Day (Tony Sly Cover)

Wooden music rocks - that's a fact!
Rock'n'Roll ;-)

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