Strait Old Line
Neil Finn
This could be heaven, or this could be hell
Life could be falling down a bottomless well
I stumble to the left, I stumble to the right
I fumble for the switch of a disconnected light
(Stay with it) don’t let temptation be your load
(Stay with it) there are bandits on the road
Don’t look to the left
Don’t look to the right
Just follow that strait old line
Don’t look to the left
Don’t look to the right
Just follow that strait old line
The road of ambition, is a casualty trail
Press gangs wait to ambush
The weak and weary (stay with it)
But I had to explore the light and dark
To see the sharp and flat
There’s a hundred or more good reasons
Not to ever turn your back
Don’t look to the left
Don’t look to the right
Just follow that strait old line
Don’t look to the left (look to the left)
Don’t look to the right (look to the right)
Just follow that strait old line
Song appears on:
Split Enz - Conflicting Emotions (1983 album)
“It’s a good record but it ended up a lot more jazzy, whereas when I wrote it it was like a gospel song and it was slow. I really wanted it to be quite moody and darker.”
