Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - Europa and the Pirate Twins lyrics

Okay I was fourteen, she was twelve Father travelled, hers as well, Europa... Down the beaches, hand in hand Twelfth of never on the sand Then war took her away We swore a vow that day We'll be the Pirate Twins again, Europa Oh my country Europa I'll walk beside you in the rain Europa Ta république Europa Nine years after, who'd I see On the cover of a magazine? Europa... Buy her singles and see all her films Paste her pictures on my windowsill But that's not quite the same--it isn't, is it? Europa, my old friend We'll be the Pirate Twins again, Europa Oh my country My country, Europa! I'll walk beside you in the rain Europa Ta république Europa Blew in from the hoverport She was back in London Pushed past the papermen Calling her name She smiled for the cameras As the bodyguard grabbed me Her eyes were gone forever As they drove her away We'll be the Pirate Twins again, Europa Oh my country Europa I'll walk beside you in the rain Europa Ta république Europa We'll be the Pirate Twins again Europa Oh my country, look at my country now! I'll stand beside you in the rain Europa Ta république Europa Down in some bar along the Strand Europa Oh my country Europa I'll walk beside you in the rain Europa Ta république...