Sit down, my love of open spaces And greet my love that's all been spent I'm going to tell you both a story About some memories that I dreamt See, I've lost love in many places Not least the streets of São Paulo One friend especially I did make there A tenth floor window took her home Sometimes I could cry for miles But I don't So hush the shadows in the oak tree Be still, the curlew on the moor My heart has fallen by the wayside I cannot claim her anymore So don your duffle coats quite slowly And this drab jury shall adjourn While on the streets of old São Paulo I watch my baby being burned Sometimes I could cry for miles But I don't Sometimes I could cry nine times Drop my bags and run for miles Sometimes I could live nine lives But I won't, but I won't Have you ever been thrown across the water? Have you ever been thrown across the water? Have you ever been thrown across the water? 'Til there's no skin left on your bones Thrown across water, thrown across water, thrown across water like a stone Thrown across water, thrown across water, thrown across water like a stone Thrown across water, thrown across water, thrown across water like a stone Thrown across water, thrown across water, thrown across water like a stone Get me a doctor, get me a doctor, who will get rid of my bones Get me a lover, get me a lover who will leave my head alone Get me a soldier, get me a soldier who will fight me a pointless war Get me an exit, I need an exit, I need a window or a door Thrown across water, thrown across water, thrown across water like a stone Get me a lawyer, get me a lawyer who will sue the world for me Get me a person, get me a person, get me a person who isn't me 'Cause I'm getting tired, I'm getting tired of my stupid little face I don't belong here, don't belong here, don't belong in this horse race Thrown across water, thrown across water, thrown across water like a stone Thrown across water, thrown across water, thrown across water like a stone