Staring at the Sun (Mike Hedges Mix)

Summer stretching on the grass

Summer dresses pass

In the shade of a willow tree

Creeps are crawling over me

Over me and over you

Stuck together with God's glue

It's gonna get stickier too

It's been a long hot summer

Let's get under cover

Don't try too hard to think

Don't think at all

I'm not the only one

Staring at the sun

Afraid of what you'll find

If you took a look inside

I'm not just deaf and dumb

Staring at the sun

I'm not the only one

Who's happy to go blind

There's an insect in your ear

If you scratch, it won't disappear

It's gonna itch and burn and sting

You wanna see what the scratching brings

Waves that leave me out of reach

Breaking on your back like a beach

Will we ever live in peace?

'Cause those that can't do often have to

And those that can't do often have to preach

To the ones staring at the sun

Afraid of what you'll find

If we took a look inside

Not just deaf and dumb

Staring at the sun

I'm not the only one

Who'd rather go blind

Intransigences all around

Military's still in town

Armor plated suits and ties

Daddy just won't say goodbye

Referee won't blow the whistle

God is good but will he listen?

I'm nearly great

But there's something missing

I left it in the duty free

But you never really

Belonged to me

You're not the only one

Staring at the sun

Afraid of what you'll find

If you stepped back inside

I'm sucking on my thumb

I'm staring at the sun

I'm not the only one

Who's happy to go blind

I'm not the only one