I Let The Sun Go Down歌词

Whenever I'm in the tightest corner
Whenever I feel forlorn
I think of the isle where I was born
And the duty to which I've sworn
But I woke up in a nightmare
With a Union Jack and half a crown
John Bull got caught with his pants down, again
That's inviting sundown
It's time to do or die
It's time to say "Good-bye"
Cause I'm the man who lost the British Empire
Yes I'm the one, I let the sun go down

Don't let the shadows lengthen
And cover my good intentions
They say that darkness brings the right time
But it's also time for tears
I'm so sorry and sincere
Ahead of me a brilliant career
Now I'm going nowhere
It's time to do or die
It's time to say "Good-bye"
Cos I'm the man who lost the British Empire
Yes I'm the one I let the sun go down

Stay awhile
Delay the night
I'm too young for twilight
They'd tell the sun to hesitate
That's when Britain was Great
Now that the lights are flickering
My pulse is quickening
All over the world the lamps will dim
And never be seen again

The balloon's gone up
The night descends
As they lower the flag on no-man's land
They'll take you down a peg or two
This is the bitter end

I walk into darkness
It's time to do or die
It's time to say "Good-bye"
Cos I'm the man who lost the British Empire
Yes I'm the one, I let the sun go down
I let the sun go down
Don't let the sun go down
I let the sun go down
Cos I'm the man who lost the British Empire
Yes I'm the one, I let the sun go down

[00:13.720]Whenever I'm in the tightest corner
[00:17.494]Whenever I feel forlorn
[00:20.379]I think of the isle where I was born
[00:23.318]And the duty to which I've sworn
[00:27.013]But I woke up in a nightmare
[00:30.000]With a Union Jack and half a crown
[00:33.470]John Bull got caught with his pants down, again
[00:39.359]That's inviting sundown
[00:44.264]It's time to do or die
[00:47.543]It's time to say "Good-bye"
[00:53.944]Cause I'm the man who lost the British Empire
[01:01.008]Yes I'm the one, I let the sun go down
[01:07.447]
[01:09.802]Don't let the shadows lengthen
[01:13.417]And cover my good intentions
[01:16.383]They say that darkness brings the right time
[01:22.770]But it's also time for tears
[01:25.698]I'm so sorry and sincere
[01:29.119]Ahead of me a brilliant career
[01:34.368]Now I'm going nowhere
[01:39.834]It's time to do or die
[01:43.104]It's time to say "Good-bye"
[01:49.881]Cos I'm the man who lost the British Empire
[01:56.427]Yes I'm the one I let the sun go down
[02:03.145]
[02:04.482]Stay awhile
[02:07.807]Delay the night
[02:11.181]I'm too young for twilight
[02:18.168]They'd tell the sun to hesitate
[02:24.470]That's when Britain was Great
[02:30.957]Now that the lights are flickering
[02:34.406]My pulse is quickening
[02:37.237]All over the world the lamps will dim
[02:40.654]And never be seen again
[02:43.117]
[02:44.115]The balloon's gone up
[02:45.540]The night descends
[02:47.429]As they lower the flag on no-man's land
[02:50.916]They'll take you down a peg or two
[02:53.847]This is the bitter end
[02:56.126]
[02:56.428]I walk into darkness
[03:01.483]It's time to do or die
[03:04.750]It's time to say "Good-bye"
[03:11.554]Cos I'm the man who lost the British Empire
[03:18.054]Yes I'm the one, I let the sun go down
[03:23.873]I let the sun go down
[03:31.403]Don't let the sun go down
[03:35.669]I let the sun go down
[04:04.855]Cos I'm the man who lost the British Empire
[04:11.498]Yes I'm the one, I let the sun go down