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Al Stewart
On the Border
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On the Border was released on July 1, 1976 by Rhino as a part of the album Year of the Cat
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Vocals
Bobby Bruce
Bobby Bruce
Violin
George Ford
George Ford
Bass
Peter White
Peter White
Guitar
Peter White
Peter White
Keyboards
Peter Wood
Peter Wood
Keyboards
Phil Kenzie
Phil Kenzie
Alto Saxophone
Robin Lamble
Robin Lamble
Bass
Stuart Elliot
Stuart Elliot
Drums
Tim Renwick
Tim Renwick
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons
Producer

Lyrics

The fishing boats go out across the evening water
Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border
The wind whips up the waves so loud
The ghost moon sails among the clouds
Turns the rifles into silver on the border
On my wall the colors of the maps are running
From Africa the winds, they talk of changes coming
The torches flare up in the night
The hand that sets the farms alight has spread the word to those who're waiting on the border
In the village where I grew up nothing seems the same
Still you never see the change from day to day
No one notices the customs slip away
Late last night the rain was knocking on my window
I moved across the darkened room and in the lampglow
I thought I saw down in the street
The spirit of the century
Telling us that we're all standing on the border
In the islands where I grew up nothing seems the same
It's just the patterns that remain, an empty shell
But there's a strangeness in the air you feel too well
The fishing boats go out across the evening water
Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border
The wind whips up the waves so loud
The ghost moon sails among the clouds
Turns the rifles into silver on the border
On the border
On the border
On the border
Written by: Al Stewart

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