Lyrics On the Edge of a Cliff - The Streets
I′m
really
okay
thanks,
there's
nothing
to
witness,
I
said
as
I
looked
back
from
the
edge
of
the
cliff.
The
old
man
looking
down
leant
over
the
ridge,
Just
looked
with
a
grin,
As
if
a
blessing
had
hit
him.
I
slumped
on
the
(jut?)
of
the
cliff,
Just
leave
me
alone,
This
is
none
of
your
business.
I
will
said
the
old
man,
but
just
one
thing,
And
what
he
said
was
so
lovely
it
stunned
me.
He
said,
I
lay
right
there
once
at
the
edge
of
the
rock,
I
was
ready
to
jump,
I
was
ever
so
lost.
But
this
gentleman
stopped
and
said
something
I
never
forgot.
For
billions
of
years
since
the
outset
of
time,
Every
single
one
of
your
ancestors
have
survived.
Every
single
person
on
your
Mum
and
Dad′s
side,
Successfully
looked
after
and
passed
onto
you
life.
What
are
the
chances
of
that
like?
It
comes
to
me
once
in
a
while,
And
everywhere
I
tell
folk
it
gets
the
best
smile.
And
then
the
old
man
walked
away
and
out
of
sight,
Till
the
sound
of
him
hiking
turned
to
the
sound
of
silence.
I
just
froze
in
a
profound
surprise,
And
from
down
(on
my
pride?)
I
found
a
smile
to
eyes.
And
for
many
days
again
I'd
be
passing
the
same
cliff,
And
on
many
occassions
I'd
chance
on
the
same
thing.
Laying
in
the
moss,
In
the
same
way
I
was,
Would
be
another
man
looking
like
he
needed
a
change
of
luck.
So
I′d
say
I
lay
right
there
once
at
the
edge
of
the
rock,
I
was
ready
to
jump,
I
was
ever
so
lost.
But
this
gentleman
stopped
and
said
something
I
never
forgot.
For
billions
of
years
since
the
outset
of
time,
Every
single
one
of
your
ancestors
have
survived.
Every
single
person
on
your
Mum
and
Dad′s
side,
Successfully
looked
after
and
passed
onto
you
life.
What
are
the
chances
of
that
like?
It
comes
to
once
in
a
while,
And
everywhere
I
tell
folk
it
gets
the
best
smile.
For
billions
of
years
since
the
outset
of
time,
Every
single
one
of
your
ancestors
have
survived.
Every
single
person
on
your
Mum
and
Dad's
side,
Successfully
looked
after
and
passed
onto
you
life.
What
are
the
chances
of
that
like?
It
comes
to
once
in
a
while,
And
everywhere
I
tell
folk
it
gets
the
best
smile.
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