- published: 17 Jan 2012
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Wallonia (French: Wallonie [wa.lɔ.ni], German: Wallonie(n), Dutch: Wallonië [wɐˈloːnɪə] ( listen) or [βɐˈloːnɪə], Walloon: Walonreye) is the predominantly French-speaking southern region of Belgium. It is governed as the Walloon Region, which makes up 55% of the territory of Belgium but with only a third of its population. Contrary to the situation in Flanders, the Walloon Region was not merged with the French Community of Belgium, a political level responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education. The small German-speaking minority in the east forms the German-speaking Community of Belgium, which has its own government and parliament for culture-related issues. The demonym for Wallonia is Walloon.
During the industrial revolution, Wallonia trailed only the United Kingdom in industrialization, capitalizing on its extensive deposits of coal and iron. This brought the region wealth, and, from the beginning of the 19th to the middle of the 20th centuries, Wallonia was the more prosperous half of Belgium. Since World War II, however, the importance of heavy industry has greatly declined, and the Flemish Region surpassed Wallonia in wealth as Wallonia economically declined. Wallonia now suffers from high unemployment and has a significantly lower GDP per capita than Flanders. The economic inequalities and linguistic divide between the two are major sources of political conflict in Belgium.
[Intro:]
When I close my eyes
I see you, running through my mind
I feel you,
I breathe you
Oh, how I need you
[Chorus:]
Finally we found the love of our lifetime
And I can see my whole future in your eyes
I don't believe when they say love is blind
I can see clearly baby, you and me,
We found the love of our lifetime
[Verse 1:]
Forever is not enough time to spend with you
I wanna love you longer
Cause baby with every single thing you do
I wanna love you stronger
Searching for love all my life
Now that I found you
I realize, baby with you I'm alive
So alive
[Chorus:]
Finally we found the love of our lifetime
And I can see my whole future in your eyes
I don't believe when they say love is blind
I can see clearly baby, you and me,
We found the love of our lifetime
[Verse 2:]
And it's incredible how you know me each and every way
So unforgetable that the we feel it can never change
All that I need and adore
All I been asking, all I been longing for
This is it, I'm sure
I'm so sure
[Chorus:]
Finally we found the love of our lifetime
And I can see my whole future in your eyes
I don't believe when they say love is blind
I can see clearly baby, you and me,
We found the love of our lifetime
[Verse 3:]
A lifetime of me holding you
So close I breathe you in
My fantasy turn real and I'll be loving you until
Forever's gone away and starts over again
Our love will remain
[Chorus:]
Finally we found the love of our lifetime
And I can see my whole future in your eyes
I don't believe when they say love is blind
I can see clearly baby, you and me,
We found the love of our lifetime
[Verse 1:]
Forever is not enough time to spend with you
I wanna love you longer
Cause baby with every single thing you do
I wanna love you stronger
Searching for love all my life
Now that I found you
I realize, baby with you I'm alive
So alive
[Chorus:]
Finally we found the love of our lifetime
And I can see my whole future in your eyes
I don't believe when they say love is blind
I can see clearly baby, you and me,