- published: 20 Nov 2012
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Patras (Modern Greek: Πάτρα, Greek pronunciation: [ˈpatra], Classical Greek and Katharevousa: Πάτραι (pl.), Greek pronunciation: [ˈpatre], Latin: Patrae (pl.)) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens. The city is built at the foothills of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras.
The Patras Metropolitan Area is a conurbation of 222,460 inhabitants, while its urban area, contained within the Patras municipality, had a population of 202,757 (in 2001). The core settlement has a history spanning four millennia. In the Roman period it had become a cosmopolitan centre of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to Christian tradition, it was also the place of Saint Andrew's martyrdom.
Dubbed Greece's Gate to the West, Patras is a commercial hub, while its busy port is a nodal point for trade and communication with Italy and the rest of Western Europe. The city has two public universities and one Technological Institute, hosting a large student population and rendering Patras a major scientific centre with a field of excellence in technological education. The Rio-Antirio bridge connects Patras' easternmost suburb of Rio to the town of Antirrio, connecting the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Greece.
[Chorus:]
I Need You Like The Moon Needs The Sun To Shine
Oh Every Second You Deh 'pon My Mind
Have You Ever Seen The World With Loving Eyes
It's Beautiful And Nice
And Every Moment's A Surprise
Have You Ever Heard How The Things Them Sound With
Loving Ears
It Will Make You Feel So Fine
And Makes You Wanna Dance And Smile
Do You Know What Your Words Can Do
When There Is Love In Them
Them Can Crow Girls To Queens
And Beggars To Kings
Love Is The Reaason For Everything
And That's Why I And I Ah Sing
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Good God Love Is In Danger
I'm Searching So Long Now
But It's Just Hate I Find
Good God I Feel Like A Stranger
I Walked Through The City
And It's Just Sey Them Like
Oh It's Just Real Love I Look For
But All This Land Got To Offer Is Hatred And Shame