Ralph Mctell - In The Dreamtime

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the scent of smoke on desert wind , beneath the southern cross ,
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far beyond where time begins , and generations lost .
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i could not be further from you now ,
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with both feet on the ground .
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but in the dreamtime souls take flight ,
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and i Am closer to you now .
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if i should lay me down to sleep , by forest green or shining lake ,
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i could arise to find it gone , to take for granted my mistake .
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yet i could not be further from you now ,
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with both feet on the ground .
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but in the dreamtime souls take flight ,
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and i Am closer to you now .
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mountains crumble forests vanish , seeds awakened by the fire ,
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water air and the earth have born them and i can feel my own ones near .
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yet i could not be further from you now ,
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with both feet on the ground .
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but in the dreamtime souls take flight ,
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and i Am closer to you now .
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flames are dancing in the fire , timeless songs are on the air ,
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in the wilderness theyre crying , but theres laughter everywhere .
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yet i could not be further from you now ,
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with both feet on the ground .
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but in the dreamtime souls take flight ,
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and i Am closer to you now .