Ammonia Avenue (Eric’s songwriting diary 2) Songtext
von The Alan Parsons Project

Is there no sign of light as we stand in the darkness?
Watching the sun arise
Is there no sign of life as we gaze at the waters?
Into the stranger′s eyes

And who are we to criticize
Or scorn the things that they do?
For we shall seek and we shall find
Ammonia Avenue

If we call for the proof and we question the answers
Only the doubt will grow
Are we blind to the truth or a sign to believe in?
Only the wise will know


And word by word, they handed down
The light that shines today
And those who came at first to scoff
Remained behind to pray

And those who came at first to scoff
Remained behind to pray

When you can't hear the rhyme and you can′t see the reason
Why should the hope remain?
For a man will be tired and his soul will grow weary
Living his life in vain

And who are we to justify
The right in all we do?
Until we seek, until we find
Ammonia Avenue

Through all the doubt
Somehow, they knew


And stone by stone, they built it high
Until the sun broke through
A ray of hope, a shining light
Ammonia Avenue