How Long - Honeymoon Suite

In a town by the border

Where the skies light up at night

The river runs muddy water

And many men have lost the fight

In a tree, there’s a bird

Just singing to be heard

Will I fly alone

They’re taking away my home

I’ll never understand

The games that they play

I have to stop and wonder

What I really mean to say

How long till you find what you’re looking for

How long till it’s gone, gone, gone

And everybody wants to be king for a day

(How long)

Till the kingdom slips away

There’s a man on the hill

Just to give the eye a thrill

No stranger to the danger

He lies where he will

Well, the time is finally here

Will we let it all disappear

In this town by the border

Where the illusions are so clear

I never understand

The games that they play

I have to stop and wonder

What I really mean to say

How long till you find what you’re looking for

How long till it’s gone, gone, gone

And everybody wants to be king for a day

(How long)

Nobody cares anymore

Nobody cares anymore

And nobody cares anymore

How long till you find what you’re looking for

How long till it’s gone, gone, gone

And everybody wants to be king for a day

(How long)

And mother kingdom slips away

How long till you find what you’re looking for

How long till it’s gone, gone, gone

And everybody wants to be king for a day

(How long)

Mother kingdom slips away

How long

Tell me, how long

Everybody’s souls are slippin' away

It’s slippin' away

It’s slippin' away

Slippin' away

Slippin' away