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The Last Chance

from Empty Nest by Serious Child

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Based on a poem by J Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb

lyrics

It was evening as we came to the crossing
And dusk was draining into night
A pale moon we'd lost in the mountains
Was rising gently into sight

There were two palms stood by the landing
Yuccas flowering on either side
A light flickered out in the distance
Calling from the other side

It was the last chance we'd have of regretting
It was the last chance to say goodbye
We were leaving our old lives behind us that night
Crossing over, crossing over, crossing over to the other side

The boatman called from the mooring
Are you ready to come aboard
As you do just heed my warning
There's a price here that you can't ignore

It was the last chance we'd have of regretting
It was the last chance to say goodbye
We were leaving our old lives behind us that night
Crossing over, crossing over, crossing over to the other side

We were so close that we could taste it
We were so close but in our haste we
We didn't listen
We didn’t listen to a word he said

It was the last chance we'd have of regretting
It was the last chance to say goodbye
We were leaving our old lives behind us that night
Crossing over, crossing over, crossing over to the other side
Crossing over, crossing over, crossing over to the other side

credits

from Empty Nest, released June 22, 2018
Words – Alan Young, Music – Gary Bridle

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