In a camel's eye far in a distant land 
The sun comes up on sands of endless deserts 
See tomorrow run by hand in hand with yesterday 
Where once the time hung still forever 
In the wink of an eye the veils are drawn 
And shadows hurry away 
And the world goes to Riyadh, today 
See the light of the moon on the dunes 
You almost feel the ghost of Lawrence riding by them 
See the infidel run as the sabres flash, 
The desert tribes come with the sun behind them 
At the turn of a page see the moving finger 
Writing new words to say 
And the world goes to Riyadh, today 
You can never be sure what the dawn will bring 
So just be careful how you choose your friends now 
Every turn in the night of the wheel of fortune 
Changes everything, don't loose your head now 
Like a storm on the ocean, empires wax and wane 
And crumble away 
And the world goes to Riyadh, today