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I was waiting inside your big yellow room
Windows and doors open wide
The face of desire is a double-edged blade
You said "Please don't leave here too soon"
I was there, I saw it all before me
"Nothing lasts forever" I heard you say
There's nothing to sell, nothing to pay
Nothing so precious as seeing you here today
Through the open door I saw the sun hit the sea
The wind, the sheltering palms
The long shadow you cast over foxholes and men
Fell through the screen of camouflage
You came inside and took off your silent greatcoat
Outside the night was folding in
There's a crescent moon and it's razor sharp
And a story that won't wait to be told from a soldier's heart
I dreamt I was standing on the white sandy shore
Of a beach in Guadalcanal
It was 1943 and the landing craft rolled at anchor
To the sound and shouts of a GI's yell
I was there, I saw it unfold before me
"Nothing lasts forever" I heard you say
There's nothing to sell, nothing to pay
Nothing but oceans and stars between us today
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