So where's the place you call home?   Somewhere to call your own   You need some time to be alone      Somewhere to light up your life   And maybe you'll hold on tight   But now I hope it turns out right      You'd better stop sitting back   And open up your eyes   When are you gonna stop and realize   This is your prize      And now you're lying down   In an old forgotten town   Keep on hoping   Keeping hope alive      Oil for the lamps of China      You've gotta believe in your pride   Shining from far and wide   Don't you think it's justified?      Somewhere to take by surprise   Under the moonlit skies   Now I hope it turns out right      But you'd better stop looking back   And open up your mind   Who are you gonna try and hope to find   One of your kind?      So here's the black and white   When you're running out of time   Keep on hoping   Keeping hope alive      Oil for the lamps of China