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Back To The Island Lyrics By Leon Russell

    now the day is gone and i sit alone and think of you girl
    what can i do without you in my life
    i guess that our guessing game just had to end that way
    the hardest one to lose of all the games we played

    but the time is past for living in a dream world
    lying to myself can’t make that scene
    of wondering if you love me or just making a fool of me
    well i hope you understand i just had to go back to the island

    and watch the sun go down and watch the sun go down
    hear the sea roll in listen to the sea roll in
    but i’ll be thinking of you yes and i’ll be thinking of you
    and how it might have been thinking how it might have been
    hear the night birds cry listen to the night birds cry
    watch the sunset die sit and watch the sunset die
    well i hope you understand i just had to go back to the island

    for all the sunny skies it’s raining in my heart
    i know down in my soul i’m really gonna miss you
    but it had to end this way with all the games we played
    well i hope you understand i just had to go back to the island

    and watch the sun go down sit and watch the sun go down
    and hear the sea roll in listen to the sea roll in
    but i’ll be thinking of you yes and i’ll be thinking of you
    and how it might have been thinking how it might have been
    hear the night birds cry listen to the night birds cry
    watch the sunset die sit and watch the sunset die
    well i hope you understand i just had to go back to the island

    and watch the sun go down sit and watch the sun go down
    hear the sea roll in listen to the sea roll in
    but i’ll be thinking of you yes and i’ll be thinking of you
    and how it might have been thinking how it might have been
    hear the night birds cry listen to the night birds cry
    watch the sunset die sit and watch the sunset die
    well i hope you understand i just had to go back to the island

    watch the ships come in sit and watch the sun go down
    wonder where they’ve been listen to the sea roll in
    but i’ll be thinking of you darling yes and i’ll be thinking of you

    Artist: Leon Russell

    Year: 1976

    Decade: 70s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 200