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Old Amsterdam Lyrics by John Illsley

Coming Up for Air

2019

High on the world, maybe just fate
The Paradiso 1978
Rock and roll with a touch of the blues
It was time to be a line in the news
Nobody knew nobody could know
Red lights offering a different show
Dawned on me how lucky I am
Hanging out in Old Amsterdam
Old Amsterdam
Old Amsterdam
Checking out the queens of the street
Angels we would all like to meet
Coffee houses and a roll of the hand
Getting high was maybe the plan
Power and the glory with the passage of time
It was a beauty of rhythm and rhyme
Watery ways a feast for the eyes
Golden moments no one could deny
Old Amsterdam
Old Amsterdam
Here was the future with a magical face
Something you could never replace
Now I know how lucky I am
Hanging out in old Amsterdam
Old Amsterdam
Old Amsterdam

About “Old Amsterdam” by John Illsley

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"Old Amsterdam" is credited to John Illsley. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Old Amsterdam" appears on "Coming Up for Air" in 2019.

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