Steer By The Stars

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[Verse 1]
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With Twilight descending and slumber ye find,
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And I am certain that I have safely passed from your   mind,
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Only then can I serenade you unconfined
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In the secrecy of my heart.

[Verse 2]
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Do you shine bright as always, as in sagas of   old?
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Do you still sing with four voices or breathe hot and   cold?
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Do you nurture my memory or yet still behold,
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Another creature of sun and of heart?

[Refrain]
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And how can a blind man steer by the stars,
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And how can a poor man find power?
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How can a dead man raise from his grave,
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And how can I have hope in this hour?

[Verse 3]
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I desired no promise, only your company,
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And I flourished in your presence most whole-hear-ted   ly.
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Though I still would rejoin you and face reality,
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It entraps me from dusk until dawn.

[Verse 4]
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Now we all take our chances on what we would gain,
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But only fools would rush in where an An- gel's been  slain.
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And the sound of four voices, they still call my name,
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Even though your presence is gone.

[Refrain]
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And how can a blind man steer by the stars,
        F     C            G  Gsus G
And how can a poor man find power?
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How can a dead man raise from his grave,
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And how can I have hope in this hour?

[Bridge]
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Ohhh  Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh  Ahhh

[Verse 5]
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Free from all envy and free from all pride,
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I marveled at your joy as I walked by your  side.
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And I wish not to taint you with the aspects I hide
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Of my past, my thoughts, and my fears.

[Verse 6]
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When time finally tempers this heart, sick and sore,
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And your eyes no longer dance in my dreams an-y     more,
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I will still sing your praises for a time long before,
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I was blinded by so many tears.

[Refrain]
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And how can a blind man steer by the stars,
        F     C            G  Gsus G
And how can a poor man find power?
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How can a dead man raise from his grave,
        G          D            A
And how can I have hope in this hour?

[Outro]
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