They hardly got paid for their labours And mostly they didn't get by The need to survive Barely kept them alive But a dream that they had wouldn't die
A dream that a life worth the living If they had the courage to go Was theirs for the taking and everyone said There's a heaven beyond the rainbow
And out there beyond that illusion With a fair wind they might just get through Maybe they'd find their heaven on earth Or a hell if the dream don't come true
Then came the man with a promise Of a better life over the sea The way would be tough But if you paid enough With God's will you would be free
Free to bring up your children In a land with no trouble or strife And not have to suffer the way it is now With life on the edge of a knife
And out there beyond that illusion With a fair wind you might just get through Maybe you'd find your heaven on earth Or a hell if the dream don't come true
And while they survive The dream's still alive For the world's refugees But braving the road To a far better life Comes with no guarantees
Then comes the point of decision To live or to die in that place They have no voice so they have no choice Though they might disappear without trace
But off they go into the darkness Not the first and they won't be the last Dance through the ages and history's pages Our lessons are learned from the past
And out there beyond that illusion With a fair wind they might just get through Maybe they'd find their heaven on earth Or a hell if the dream don't come true
And out there beyond that illusion Straining their eyes in the black It must be worth a heaven on earth To press on 'cause there's no going backTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.