[Verse 1]
It looks like a mile to the valley below
The next man went over and he went down slow
I lie on this bunk and listen to the rainfall
It's work, stop and start over again
And it takes a stranger to understand
What the wind says in a strange land

[Chorus]
The wind says
This year next year
This year next year
This year next year (Mmm)
And I kiss you I kiss you I kiss you
Every shift of this life (Mmm)
Mmm, mmm

[Verse 2]
They guard their comfort like they’re guarding gold
We danced all night in the boxcars to keep out the cold
That freedom that they love so well
Is nothing but the echo of an old, old cracked bell

[Chorus]
And the bell says
This year next year
This year next year
This year next year (Mmm)
I kiss you I kiss you I kiss you
Every shift of this life
Every shift of this life
[Outro]
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
At the edge of the wealth of the world
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
At the edge of the wealth of the world
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Mmm
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Mmm
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Mmm
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Mmm
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Mmm
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
At the edge of the wealth of the world
Mmm
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh