I roamed the world for love and glory   Full-time ambassador of mirth   I never thought that I'd be sorry   To squander most of my true worth      The sun beats down on the valley   The waves crash on the shore   I was a soldier of the alley   I cannot fight there anymore      So now I just wait for the hour   Lips parted like a kiss   I just assume there is a power   Who can deliver me from this      The sun beats down on the valley   The waves crash on the shore   I was a soldier of the alley   I cannot fight there anymore      They say that love is like a flower   That bows so graceful to the light   But I've seen most true love go sour   Then blossom in the dead of night      I can't be certain of the hour   Or who will bear that final kiss   I must assume there is a power   Who can deliver me from this      The sun beats down on the valley   The waves crash on the shore   I was a soldier of the alley   I cannot fight there anymore      To roam the world for love and glory   To roam the world at all   Who would have thought that I'd be sorry   To squander it all      The sun beats down on the valley   The waves push up against the shore   I was a soldier on the alley   I cannot fight there anymore