Conversation pieces patching smoky screens
Across the silent spaces hanging in between
Crossed lines on the telephone, you overheard
Pretending not to listen
But hearing every word
Lives laid on the tabletop for all to see
The superficial counterpane of make believe
Bottles standing empty now reflect the face
Of lives filled up with broken dreams
And empty space.
Moonshine on the water, as the ship comes in
The light upon our faces, revealing everything
Where has all the love gone Lord
Is it too late now to start
Or can your love reach tired spirits
And broken hearts.
Father you can see your children turn away
And leave you waiting open armed
Day after day
I wish that I knew better
How to show them where you are
To talk of love is easy
But to love is very hard
To sing of love is easy
But to love is very hard.
Moonshine on the water, as the ship comes in
The light upon our faces, revealing everything
We've forgotten how to love Lord
But it's not too late to start
For your love saves tired spirits
And broken hearts
Your love saves tired spirits
And broken hearts.
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Love, truth, forthrightness...
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Who wrote this song?
Paul Field wrote the song. He was one of the three members of Nutshell, and he wrote most of their songs.
I really like their album, but it's kind of a sad-sounding album, I don't know why -- because not all of the songs are "sad" -- but there is a sadness to them that seems to run as a theme to the album.
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