Chris De Burgh — The Spirit Of Man

I'm chasing a shadow, I can't see a thing It's dipping and diving like a bird on the wing And every time I get near it just seems to slip away; There's a fighter inside who will never give up We are what we are and it's never enough Write the words in the sand that this man will come again; You may run from the sea, and the words disappear Oh you may fall to your knees But the power is here, to survive; It's shining again It's shining again - the spirit of man It's shining again - the spirit of man; Ah remember the first day of man on the moon The whole world was watching, a whole world in tune It was hard to believe he was the same as me and you; Oh look back to the future and look down the years It wasn't all battles and bad news and tears We have brought to this place a desire to have a dream; We may reach for the stars, and fall from the sky Oh in the darkest hour the spirit of man comes to life; It's shining again - the spirit of man It's shining again - the spirit of man It's shining again - the spirit of man; And we work - aha - for the good things that we can have Yea we work - aha - for the family and home Yea we work - aha - for the D-Mark and the dollar Yea we work - aha - for the woman on the phone Yea we work - aha - for that moment of elation Yea we work - aha - for a chance to get away And we work - aha - just to let imagination Come inside and take me away; We may reach for the stars, and fall from the sky Ooh in the darkest hour the spirit of man comes to life; It's shining again - the spirit of man It's shining again - the spirit of man It's shining again - the spirit of man