FERNANDO

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Can you hear the drums Fernando?
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I remember long ago another starry night like this
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In the firelight Fernando
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You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar

I could hear the distant drums and sounds
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Of bugle calls were coming from afar

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There was something in the air that night
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The stars were bright, Fernando
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They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
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Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando

They were closer now Fernando
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say the roar of guns and cannons
Almost made me cry

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Now we're old and gray Fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes how proud you were to fight
For freedom in this land

SOS
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Where are those happy days - they seem so hard to find.
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I try to reach for you but you have closed your mind.
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Whatever happened to our love I wish I understood.
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It used to be so nice, it used to be so good.

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So when you're near me, darling can't you hear
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me, S..O....S
The love you gave me, nothing less can save
me, S-O-S
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When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
When you're gone, though I try how can I carry on?

You seem so far away though you are standing near.
You make me feel alive but something died, I fear.
I really tried to make it up - I wish I understood.
What happened to our love, it used to be so good.