Suzanne Vega - World Before Columbus lyrics

every colour would be black and white

it could be as flat as world before columbus

that's the day that i lose half my sight

if your life were taken from me

all the tree would freeze in this cold ground

it would be as cruel as world before columbus

sail to the edge and i'd be there looking down

those man who lust for land

and for riches strange and new

who love those trinkets of desire

oh they never will have you

and they'll never know the gold

or the copper in your hair

how could they weigh the whort of you so rare

if your love were taken from me

every lights that bright would soon go dim

it would be as dark as the world before columbus

down the waterfall and i'd swim over the brim

those man who lust for land,and for riches strange and new

who love those trinkets of desire,oh they will never have you