U2 - Staring At The Sun (Original Jake Scott Version) - 15th April 1997 <br /> <br />U2 <br />Staring at the Sun <br /> <br />Version: Studio (4:36) First Appears On: Pop Album, 1997 <br />Written By: U2 / Bono & The Edge Performed By: U2 <br /> <br />Summer stretching on the grass <br />Summer dresses pass <br />In the shade of a willow tree <br />Creeps a crawling over me <br />Over me and over you <br />Stuck together with God's glue <br />It's going to get stickier too <br /> <br />It's been a long hot summer <br />Let's get under cover <br />Don't try too hard to think <br />Don't think at all <br /> <br />I'm not the only one <br />Staring at the sun <br />Afraid of what you'd find <br />If you took a look inside <br />I'm not just deaf and dumb <br />Staring at the sun <br />Not the only one <br />Who's happy to go blind <br /> <br />There's an insect in your ear <br />If you scratch it won't disappear <br />It's going to itch and burn and sting <br />You want to see what the scratching brings <br />Waves that leave me out of reach <br />Breaking on your back like a beach <br />Will we ever live in peace <br /> <br />'Cause those that can't do <br />Often have to <br />And those that can't do <br />Often have to preach <br /> <br />To the ones <br />Staring at the sun <br />Afraid of what you'll find <br />If you took a look inside <br />Not just deaf and dumb <br />Staring at the sun <br />Not the only one <br />Who'd rather go blind <br /> <br />Intransigence is all around <br />Military still in town <br />Armour plated suits and ties <br />Daddy just won't say goodbye <br />Referee won't blow the whistle <br />God is good but will He listen <br />I'm nearly great <br />But there's something missing <br /> <br />I left it in the duty free air <br />But you never really belonged to me <br /> <br />You're not the only one <br />Staring at the sun <br />Afraid of what you'd find <br />If you stepped back inside <br />Not sucking on my thumb <br />I'm staring at the sun <br />Not the only one <br />Who's happy to go blind
