Golden Earring

Released: September 8, 1982

Songwriter: Barry Hay

Producer: Shell Schellekens

With a dream in her pocket
Flightticket in hand
She's going off to the crazy land

Green pastures - like blankets unfold
Out the door and down the hall
Crazy river, with a cold shiver
Into doop water she dives
She's got herself involved
And now it's evolved
Into interstellar overdrive
Well I know she's got a talent for finding me
When she happens to be in the vicinity
She'll be on the phone
When the dancin's done
Probably all alone

My baby dynamite - your lucky stars are out tonight
And your cards are on the table
All the odds are in your favour
Dynamite - heaven says you're doin' allright
With a heart that's shaped like a diamond
You've been cut for the assignment

Don't be a moth - hidin' pain
When your wings go up in flame

Money is a rocket - blow it skyhigh
The more you get - the more you fly

Green pastures that unfold
A future carved out of solid gold...
Found in a river - hidin' a treasure
Impossible to find
And your soul's sold to the payroll
While it's tryin' to have a good time

Stayin' up - walkin' around
Talkin' muscle & makin' sounds

Like baby dynamite - your lucky stars are out tonight
And your cards are on the table
All the odds are in your favour
Dynamite - heaven says you're doin' allright
With a heart that's shaped like a diamond
You've been cut for the assignment

Golden Earring is a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as The Golden Earrings (the definite article was dropped in 1967, while the “s” was dropped in 1969). They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit song “Radar Love” in 1973, “Twilight Zone” in 1982, and “When the Lady Smiles” in 1984. During their career they have had nearly 30 top-ten singles on the Dutch charts while releasing 25 studio albums.

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