Don’t Hold Your Breath versuri

Versuri Dave Dobbyn – Don't Hold Your Breath lyrics

The biggest companies in the world in conference
In Geneva by the lakeside
Warm smiles, friendly faces
Peace proposals in briefcases
Lines of borders on the map on the table
They replaced with dotted lines
We read about it in free newspapers
Then they started to unwind

Within a week, all the refugees of the world
Lived in five-star hotels
24-hour room service
Free telephone, no bills
And the trucks got through to Africa
Into Eritrea and the Sudan
Laden down with western surplus
It served its purpose, eased a conscience or two

She said: Don’t fool me now
I believe every word that you said
Don’t hold out
While it’s sounding so good
Don’t fool around
When what you believe could come true
Don’t hold your breath
Don’t hold your breath

US Congress voted Texas back to the Mexicans
California to the Jews
Huge tracts of Arizona to the Navajo
Nevada to the Sioux
The twelve tribes of Israel
Got down in Gaza for the last time
By the time they got to the West Bank
Baby, it was Palestine
The French stopped nuking the Pacific
They planted trees in Brazil instead
And they made Antarctica a world park, baby
Plenty of ozone above your head

She said: Don’t fool me now
I believe every word that you said
Don’t hold out
While it’s sounding so good, darling
Don’t fool around
When what you believe could come true
Don’t hold your breath
Don’t hold your breath

All of my innocence
Long since turned to dust
I carry my cynicism
Like a tourist with a camera
Hey – you and me, my sweet darling
We’ll grow old with grace
And our children will grow up
In the valley of love
They’ll be so damn well educated
So well informed
And we’ll sit back with our arms folded
Watch them change it, watch it burn

She said: Don’t fool me now
I believe every word that you said
Don’t hold your breath
Don’t hold your breath…